Rifleman Z/2062 Ernest Arthur SMITH

Rifleman Z/2062 Ernest Arthur Smith{gallery}Rfn E A Smith{/gallery}4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 10th May 1915, aged 27

• Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 46 – 48 and 50
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Richard Henry and Sarah Ann Smith
• NNWFHS Memorials: Chilvers Coton Boys School | Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Smith
• Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
• Rifle Brigade

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born Oct Qtr 1888 at Chilvers Coton
• Attended Chilvers Coton Boys School
  
• Lived at The Birches, Charles Street, Nuneaton [1911]
  
• Employed as a carpenter [1911 & 1914]
  
• Enlisted at Atherstone 2 Sep 1914. Arrived in France 18 Mar 1915