SMITH William Harvey

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Harvey 
  • Surname:
    SMITH
  • Service Number:
    10417
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    South Wales Borderers
  • Battalion:
    2nd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    25th April 1915
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 80 to 84 or 219 and 220.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born Ripple, Tewkesbury, Worcester, enlisted Gloucester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

SMITH William Harvey Is Named On These Memorials

Ripple St Mary’s Church
Ryall and Ripple War Memorial

Further Information About SMITH William Harvey

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

Upton on Severn News, 29th May 1915:
Mr and Mrs Smith of The Bow, Ripple, have received official notification of the death of their son, Pte. W. H. Smith, of the 2nd South Wales Borderers, who was killed in the attack upon the Dardanelles. Pte. Smith, who was a single man, came home from China after the siege and fall of Tsing Tan, and spent a few days leave at his home in Ripple.

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Credits: Upton News researched by Brian Hill.