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Surname: SMITH
Forename(s): Valentine
Place of Birth: North Somercotes, Lincolnshire
Service No: PO/16340
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Battalion / Unit: H.M.S. 'Black Prince'
Division: ---
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1916-05-31
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: 22.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Valentine Smith (born 14 January 1895) was the son of Matthew Henry and Frances Smith, née Rowe. Matthew was born at North Somercotes and Frances at South Somercotes, Lincolnshire.
1901 North Somercotes, Lincolnshire Census: Town Street - Valentine Smith, aged 6 years, born North Somercotes, son of Matthew H. and Frances Smith.
1911 North Somercotes, Lincolnshire Census: Valentine Smith, aged 16 years, born North Somercotes. [Valentine was employed by Maurice Armstrong in his General Stores.]
Valentine is commemorated on the North Somercotes War Memorial.
Data Source: Craven Herald Article
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SMITH, Valentine, aged 21, Royal Marine Light Infantry, brother of Mr. R.W. Smith, Burnsall, killed in action on the 'Black Prince,' June, 1916.
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Marine Light Infantry
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09 June 1916
SMITH – Killed in Naval action off Jutland, on H.M.S. Black Prince, Valentine Smith, brother of Mr. R. W. Smith, Burnsall, aged 21 years.
09 June 1916
BURNSALL SOLDIER’S FATE
Mr. R. W. Smith, postmaster of Burnsall, has received the sad intelligence that his brother, Valentine Smith, of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, aged 21 years, went down with the Black Prince during the naval battle last week. The deceased was well known in Burnsall, but his home was in Lincolnshire. He had been in the Marines for four years, and had served on the ‘Black Prince’ 2½ years. All the officers and men were lost, and the father of the young sailor received the official intimation on Wednesday morning.
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