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Surname: SMITH
Forename(s): John
Place of Birth: Sutton-in-Craven, Yorkshire
Service No: 28655
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion
Division: 17th (Northern) Division
Age: 41
Date of Death: 1918-09-19
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 4.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: CROSSHILLS, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: KILDWICK, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: SUTTON-IN-CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Smith was the son of James and Sarah Smith, née Smith. James was born at Cowling and Sarah at Glusburn, Yorkshire.
1881 Glusburn, Yorkshire Census: Greenfield Place - John Smith, aged 3 years, born Sutton, Yorkshire, son of James and Sarah Smith.
1891 Glusburn, Yorkshire Census: Greenfield Place - John Smith, aged 13 years, born Sutton, Yorkshire, son of James and Sarah Smith.
1901 Glusburn, Yorkshire Census: 14, Institute Street - John Smith, aged 23 years, born Sutton, Yorkshire, son of James and Sarah Smith.
1911 Glusburn, Yorkshire Census: 14, Institute Street - John Smith, aged 33 years, born Glusburn, son of James and Sarah Smith.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John Smith, 28655, West Yorkshire Regiment.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SMITH, John, aged 40, West Yorkshire Regiment, Institute Street, killed in action 1918.
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Private John SMITH

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 17th (Northern) Division
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