Private 11821 William SMITH

Private 11821 William Smith{gallery}Pte W Smith{/gallery}9th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 31st July 1917, aged 20

• Buried: Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave II.B.7
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
• Son of George and Fanny Smith
• Brother of Private George Henry Smith
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Smith
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery
• Royal Welch Fusiliers

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born Jan Qtr 1897 at Atherstone
  
• Lived at 14 Grove Road, Atherstone [1911]
  
• Employed as an errand lad [1911]
• Enlisted 11 August 1914