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George William Smith gassed 1915/16

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shy girl

shy girl Report 15 Aug 2009 18:26

Trying to find details of the death of George William Smith married to Eliza nee Cain gassed in I believe 1915/16 but who died in England. Military funeral in the East End of London. Father George March/Marsh Smith Mother Tryphena Sarah nee Dunkin. Absolutely no details except he could have been in the Buffs.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Aug 2009 18:27

try Army deaths on Find my Past

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Aug 2009 18:32

Here he is from the CWGC site
SMITH, GEORGE WILLIAM
Initials: G W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment/Service: Rifle Brigade
Unit Text: "B" Coy. 2nd Bn.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/06/1917
Service No: S/20993
Additional information: Son of George Marsh Smith, of 28, Devonshire St., Islington, London; husband of Eliza Smith, of 73, Rahere St., St. Luke's, London.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Special Memorial, Row 1.
Cemetery: ST. PANCRAS CEMETERY

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ST. PANCRAS CEMETERY
Country: United Kingdom
Locality: Middlesex
Historical Information: In St Pancras Cemetery, over 100 graves from both wars form a war graves plot. The plot also contains a number of headstones removed from graves scattered elsewhere in the cemetery that could not be maintained. A further memorial bears the names of 27 casualties whose graves could not be marked individually, and six First World War casualties buried in adjacent Islington Cemetery who could not be commemorated there. There are now 299 First World War commemorations in St Pancras Cemetery, including 1 unidentified sailor of the Royal Navy, and 207 from the Second World War. There are 5 foreign national burials and 1 non-war service burial here.
No. of Identified Casualties: 513


You should find his death cert on Find my Past Army deaths

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

shy girl

shy girl Report 16 Aug 2009 22:55

Shirley,

In the event you didn't get my message thanking you for your assistance I am sending my thanks again. It seems I have been making a bit of a hash of this and unlike you don't seem to be getting the hang of it at all.

Many thanks.

Josie

shy girl

shy girl Report 16 Aug 2009 22:56

Dear George,

I am sending this message of thanks for you help again as I seem to have been making a complete fist of answering messages and leaving comments. anyway thank you very much again.

Josie