Private William Smith, 8009
- Batt - 1/5
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 23/04/1917
- Age -
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. Others sources show his date of death as the 5th August 1917. The War Diary for today records. BULLY GRENAY. Major J. V. TRIMBLE M.C. took over command of the Battn. At night we relieved the 4th Battn LEICESTERSHIRE REGT in trenches, A Coy front line, B and C Coy’s support, D Coy reserve. Battn HQ’s was at M.19.a. 23.10. Front line was along COOPER TRENCH from N.1.c. 4.2. to N.7.a. 6.7. – N.7.a. 1.5. Support Coy’s about M.12.b. central and Reserve Coy in MILLS ALLEY about M.12.a. 8.8.
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - I U 42, Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Philosophe British Cem., Mazingarbe, France
- Born - St Jude's, Bristol, Glos
- Enlisted - Market Harborough, Leics
- Memorial - MARKET HARBOROUGH MEM., LEICS
- Memorial - COTTAGE HOSPITAL WAR MEM., MARKET HARBOROUGH, LEICS
