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Lance Corporal JOHN WILLIAM SMITH

Service Number: 243379
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Yorkshire Regiment

5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 29 April 1918

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HAM BRITISH CEMETERY, MUILLE-VILLETTE

Sp. Mem. A. 1.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John William and Margaret Smith, of 11, Alma Terrace, Pocklington, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT
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Buried or commemorated at

HAM BRITISH CEMETERY, MUILLE-VILLETTE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 486
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