Private Smith embarked for overseas in Apr. 1916, crossing to France in June, attached to the Machine Gun Section of the 58th battalion.

While carrying a dispatch under shell fire he was severely wounded in the abdomen by a sniper, Sept. 21 and died Sept. 22, 1916.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Cenotaph	Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham
Sources	Chatham Daily Planet (11-10-1916), Commonwealth War Grave Commission, Chatham Daily Planet (18-09-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919)

Height	5'7"
Eye Colour	brown
Age	24
Complexion	dark
Hair	black
Race	white
Birthplace	England
Religion	Anglican
Last Place of Employment	John Piggott And Sons, Chatham ON
Average Earnings	12/wk
Marital Status	single
When Enlisted	Sept. 8, 1915
Where Enlisted	Chatham ON
Next of Kin	Mother: Mrs. F. Smith, Jersey G. I. England

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