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James Smethurst - SWB

Details

Forename James
Surname Smethurst - SWB
Middle Name
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 25
Address 2 Trafalgar Street, Bedford
Parents' Address As above
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Anchor Cable Works
Regiment South Wales Borderers 2nd Batt
Day of Death 3
Month of Death December
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Cambrai Memorial Louverval
Regiment Number 41310
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Member of a Bedford patriotic family. Brother J also killed
Form 31315 R W Fusiliers
On Bedford Church Roll of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 19/5/16, 20/8/18