Private 15432 William Smith

Private 15432 William Smith, 10^th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in action in the Somme Offensive on 3 July 1916, aged 31

• Named on the Thiepval Memorial
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Josiah and Elizabeth Smith
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for Pte Smith
• Thiepval Memorial
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Census and Family Information

• Born Jan qtr 1885 Coleshill
• Living with grandparents in Coleshill, an agricultural labourer aged 16 [1901 census]
• 1911 census record suggests he was “married” with children in Bickenhall
• His war gratuity was paid to Mary Joiner “foster mother”