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Henry Smith

In memory of:

Private Henry Smith

October 14, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

195695

Force:

Army

Unit:

5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment)

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 164 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

IV. C. 7.

Location:

Warloy-Baillon is a village about 21 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 10 kilometres west of Albert. The WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the east side of the village and the EXTENSION is on the eastern side of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Henry Smith– Henry's Military History  

Henry first joined the Army as part of the 80th Battalion, on August 10, 1915.  He was discharged at Camp Barriefield, on September 25, 1915 as "medically unfit."  In January, 1916, he enlisted again, this time with the 93rd Battalion, 57th Regiment, Peterborough Rangers. 

On July 15, 1916, Henry shipped out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, aboard the SS Empress of Britain and arrived in Liverpool, England on July 25, 1916. 

In September 1916, he was  moved to France and on October 2, 1916, was assigned to a Unit that was fighting, in the Battle of the Somme, near the village of Courcelette.  On October 12th, 1916, he was wounded by shrapnel and on October 14, 1916 he died of those wounds.  He was 39 years (?), four months old.  Ironically, October 14 was the birthday, of his wife Susan.
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