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Personal Details of Herbert Smith

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Born:
Died:	21/09/1917
Buried:

Please note that this person is not acutally buried in Newtown Road Cemetery, but is remembered here on a family grave or memorial.

Listed below are all the details we have been able to find so far on Herbert Smith.

As far as we are aware, all the information is correct. However, sometimes transcriptions can lead to errors being made. If you find any errors or omissions, please let us know and we will endeavour to get them corrected as soon as possible.

If you have any further information on Herbert Smith, we would be delighted to hear from you.

War Memorial

Herbert Smith is not buried in Newtown Road Cemetery.
However a war memorial was erected by family members so that they could honour the memory of their loved one who was killed overseas in the service of their country.

Name:	Herbert Smith
Service:
Service number:
Rank:
Date of death:	21/09/1917
Age at death:
Other information:	died of wounds
Link to Commonwealth War Grave Commission entry:	Click Here
Link to West Berkshire Memorials entry:	Click Here

Birth

There is no information in our database regarding the birth of Herbert Smith.

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Death

There is no information in our database regarding the death of Herbert Smith.

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Burial Register

There is no burial register information available for Herbert Smith.
Only three of the five burial register books still exist as far as we know and these are held at the Berkshire Record Office.
Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	IBLMO our dear mother Susan SMITH who passed away July 12th. 1911 aged 63./ Also of our dear father George Henry SMITH died August the 24th. 1918 aged 66./ "Until the daybreak."/ Also L.G. RANSFORD/ aged 81 years./ And V.A. RANSFORD/ aged 86 yrs. In Cherished memory/ and a token of love to/ our dear one/ Herbert SMITH 2/5 North Fus. & 13th B.L.I./ who died of wounds received in Action Sept. 21 1917 aged 39./ He was interred in Bedford House Cemetery, Lillebeke/ one mile south of Ypres./ From his sorrowing wife and children./ "He fought the good fight and died that we might live."

Name on Memorial	Herbert Smith
Date of death	21/09/1917
Age	39
Gender	Male

Memorial Type
Construction Material
Condition of memorial
Pattison Location Code	NE 24
Others named on memorial
Susan Smith
George Henry Smith
Lional Gay Ransford
Victoria Adelaide Ransford

Biographical Information

There is no biographical information available for Herbert Smith. If you have any information that could help us, please contact the History Research Group.

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