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Corporal Archibald Smith
Page 1 Attestation Paper
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Corporal Archibald Smith
Page 2 Attestation Papers.
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Corporal Archibald Smith
Likely died of wounds due to shell landing in hut per July 9, 1917 18th Battalion War Diary: Training during the morning. Postponed Church Parade held. About midday (12.40 pm) shell dropped by long range gun struck one of the huts in which H.Q. details and portion of D coy where billeted. 5 ors Killled. 4 ors died of wounds. 35 wounded.
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Page 1 Attestation Paper Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
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Likely died of wounds due to shell landing in hut per July 9, 1917 18th Battalion War Diary: Training during the morning. Postponed Church Parade held. About midday (12.40 pm) shell dropped by long range gun struck one of the huts in which H.Q. details and portion of D coy where billeted. 5 ors Killled. 4 ors died of wounds. 35 wounded. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 327 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.
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