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FRANK SMITH
BORN HULL 23/10/1884. SON OF GEORGE AND HARRIET SMITH, OF HULL. A FISHERMAN. HE WAS IMPRISONED IN WAKEFIELD FOR 2 WEEKS AND REMAINED THERE. BECAME A WHOLESALE NEWSAGENT IN WAKEFIELD (1911 CENSUS). HIS WIFE EDITH ELEANOR SMITH, AND DAUGHTER, BEATRICE, LIVED AT 44 WHITEHALL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE (WAR PENSION ADDRESSS)
HE ENLISTED IN WAKEFIELD. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 37253 LEICESTER REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 17/09/1917, AGED 33.
| Name | Frank Smith |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 17 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Wakefield, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 41558 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 37253, Leics Regt. |
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