Arthur SMITH (3)

Main CPGW Record

Surname: SMITH

Forename(s): Arthur

Place of Birth: Keighley, Yorkshire

Service No: 2952

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 'B' Coy 1/6th Battalion

Division: 49th (West Riding) Division

Age: 21

Date of Death: 1915-07-20

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. E. 15.

CWGC Cemetery: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)

Additional Information:

Arthur Cowley Smith (born 5 June 1894) was the son of Abednego and Elizabeth Flora Smith, née Cowley. Abednego was born at Keighley, Yorkshire and Elizabeth at Wroughton, Wiltshire.

1901 Keighley, Yorkshire Census: 7, West Turkey Street - Arthur C. Smith, aged 6 years, born Keighley, son of Abendigo and Elizabeth F. Smith.

1911 Keighley, Yorkshire Census: 91, Devonshire Street West - Arthur Cowley Smith, aged 16 years, born Keighley, son of Bendigo and Elizabeth F. Smith.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Arthur Smith, 2952, West Riding Regiment. Theatre of War first served in: 1 - France. Date of entry therein: 14 April 1915.

See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).

Data Source: Craven Herald Article

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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