Pte
Richard Smithies
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1894 |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 241858 |
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Units: — East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/09/1917 |
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Age: 23 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 79 A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Sources 1
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1/5 Battalion East Lancashire Regiment. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2657/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/3065658 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=f975bc89-48ad-4bea-845d-962ffb0149a8 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4180686 |