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Walter Smith -KRR

Details

Forename Walter
Surname Smith -KRR
Middle Name
Memorial St Thomas and St Luke,Ashton
Age 22
Address 7 Mill St, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Parents' Address as above
Township Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rank Rifleman
Occupation or place of work Bricksetter for Abram Coal Company
Regiment King's Royal Rifles 13th Batt
Day of Death 13
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Thiepval Memorial
Regiment Number R/9209
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Ann. He was the company commanders orderly and they were both killed by the same shell. His brother Sydney died of sickness
CWGC, Ancestry, WE 13/7/16