SMITH Cecil Henry

  • First Name(s):
    Cecil 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    SMITH
  • Service Number:
    277785
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Manchester Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd/7th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    Formerly 5941 Suffolk Regiment.
  • Date of Death:
    24th April 1917
  • Age At Death:
    27
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Bethune Town Cemetery, France, Grave VI. D. 73.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Henry William and Ellen Smith, 102 Ombersley Rd., Worcester

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SMITH Cecil Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Guildhall
Worcester St George’s Church
Worcester St Stephen’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Worcester Guildhall as C. Smith.
Worcester St George’s Church as C. Smith.
Worcester St Stephen’s Church as Cecil Henry Smith

Further Information About SMITH Cecil Henry

1911 Census
50 Park Avenue, Worcester
Henry William Smith, head, age 55, Land Agent Surveyor, born Worcester
Ellen Smith, wife, age 59, married 31 years, 5 children, 3 living 2 deceased, born Worcester
Ethel Nellie Smith, daughter, age 23, born Worcester
Cecil Henry Smith, son, age 21, Land Agent Surveyor, born Worcester

The following information has been researched by Geoff Hill:
On the 11th February 1917, the 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division, which included the 2nd/7th Manchester Regiment) received orders to prepare to embark for France. Entrainment began on the 25th February. On the 1st March the Division began detraining at Berguette and Thiennes and with the move being completed by 16th March the Division joined XI Corps, First Army. The 66th Division was not involved in any engagement with the Germans until the 26th June 1917. It is not, therefore, clear how, when or where Cecil Smith was wounded.

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