George E Smith
View George E on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission websiteService number:
38236
Rank:
Private
Service:
Leicestershire Regiment
Origin:
Date of birth:
1898
Date of death:
31 March 1918
Age at Death:
19
Known information
George Edward Smith was the son of Charles and Kate Smith, and had a sister, Lily. He was born in North Luffenham around 1898 and served with the 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. He died as a prisoner of war at the end of March 1918 aged 19. After the war his body was moved to Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery, grave VII.D.12. He is remembered on the war memorial at North Luffenham.
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Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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