The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private H J Smith

Private Harold John SMITH, G/30630, 10th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, (formerly 58825, Royal Fusiliers), killed in action, Flanders France, 29th September 1918, age 23.

31st December 1895, born Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire, son of Ralph and Sylvia Smith, of 7, Richmond Grove, Barlow Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire.

2nd February 1896, St Stephen, Chorlton upon Medlock, baptism of Harold John Smith, son of Ralph, (bread van man), and Sylvia Smith, 8 Slack Street, Hyde Road.

1911 Census - 10 Hopkins Street, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire - Ralph Smith, head, age 42, married, bakers traveller, worker, born Manchester, Lancashire; Sylvia Smith, wife, age 37, married 18 years, 5 children, 4 still alive, born Manchester, Lancashire; Harold John Smith, son, age 15, single, fancy box maker, worker, born Manchester, Lancashire; Sylvia Annie May Smith., daughter, age 10, school, born Manchester, Lancashire; Alexander Thomas Smith, son, age 9, school, born Manchester, Lancashire; George Smith, son, age 4, school, born Manchester, Lancashire.

Enlisted Manchester, Lancashire.

Buried at Voormezeele Enclosure No.3., Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

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