Name
William Smith
22 Jan 1888
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
02/09/1916
29
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
4214
Hertfordshire Regiment
1st/1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY, CONTAY
I. A. 12.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
London Colney Village Memorial, Shenley Village Memorial, Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford(*1)
Pre War
Son of George and Esther Smith.
In 1901 living at Low Bell Lane, London Colney with parents. He married Fanny Smith (nee Marstin), of 8, Litcham St., London. Native of London Colney, Herts. in 29 May 1909 and in 1911 they were living at 1 Garretts Yard, London Colney with his father-in-law.
Father of Ivy Marie Rosalind Smith, born 21 Nov 1912 in London Colney.
Wartime Service
Enlisted 7 Dec 1914 at Hertford
Additional Information
The regimental memorial lists two W Smiths, one lance corporal and one private. No lance corporal has been found and there are two privates whose attribution is in doubt the this man and William Smith (265098), which man can be attributed to the Land Corporal is not yet known. Back pay and gratuities £9 16s 6d to window Brother of Herbert Smith also 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regiment, who also fell in France
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams
Jonty Wild
