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William Fishburn Donkin Smith

In memory of:

Private William Fishburn Donkin Smith

August 29, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

112131

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Mounted Rifles

Division:

7th

Additional Information

Born:

October 16, 1889

Son of the Rev. Canon George Herbert Smith and Mary Elinor Smith, of "Chelsmead," Belmont Park Avenue, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.

Commemorated on Page 37 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SHORNCLIFFE MILITARY CEMETERY
Kent, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

V. 291.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILLIAM FISHBURN DONKIN SMITH– Pte William Donkin Fishburn Smith -- from the December 1918 edition of The Christmas Echo published in London Ontario --- And in the Morning

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    Photo of WILLIAM FISHBURN DONKIN SMITH
    Photo of WILLIAM FISHBURN DONKIN SMITH – Pte William Donkin Fishburn Smith -- from the December 1918 edition of The Christmas Echo published in London Ontario --- And in the Morning
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press September 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press September 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– William Fishburn Donkin Smith at Shorncliffe June 2021

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    Grave marker – William Fishburn Donkin Smith at Shorncliffe June 2021
  • Memorial Plaque– Roll of Honour is located in the Middlesex Memorial Tower, University College. University of Western Ontario, London Ontario. Courtesy of University of Western Ontario Gazette

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Roll of Honour is located in the Middlesex Memorial Tower, University College. University of Western Ontario, London Ontario. Courtesy of University of Western Ontario Gazette

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