Name
William George Smith
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/08/1918
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Gunner
17355
Royal Field Artillery
D Bty. 95th Bde.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT
IV. C. 3.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Cheshunt Town Memorial
Pre War
Son of Mary Jane Smith, who passed away about 3 weeks after William's death "after a very painful illness" and who is buried in Cheshunt Burial Ground*1
Wartime Service
Died of wounds received in action aged 22.
Additional Information
William is also commemorated on his mother's grave in Cheshunt Burial Ground. His inscription reads:
In Loving Memory of
GUNNER WILLIAM GEORGE SMITH. R.F.A. WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION AUGUST 13TH 1918, AGED 22 YEARS AND WAS BURIED AT THE BRITISH CEMETERY BAGNEUX NEAR DOULLENS FRANCE.
“THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY.”
