SMITH William Ewart Gladstone

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Ewart 
    Gladstone 
  • Surname:
    SMITH
  • Service Number:
    8919
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    11th September 1914
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born Webheath, resident and enlisted Redditch
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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SMITH William Ewart Gladstone Is Named On These Memorials

Redditch St George’s Church WW1 Memorial

Further Information About SMITH William Ewart Gladstone

On the 1901 census William E.G. Smith aged 13, Fish Hook Maker, lived with his parents John and Margaret A. Smith and siblings in Webheath Lane, Webheath.

Private William Smith enlisted for short service in the Worcestershire Regiment in 1904 at the age of 18, Service No 8919.  He gave his occupation as a Fish Hook Maker.

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