Rifleman R/11923 Thomas Henry SMITH

Rifleman R/11923 Thomas Henry Smith{gallery}Rfn T H Smith{/gallery}7th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 21st September 1915, aged 20

• Buried: Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery, Belgium. Grave ref Z.6
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Albert and Fanny Smith of 286 Main Road, Glascote
• Husband of Eliza Smith (later Riley) of 11 College Lane, Tamworth
  
• Brother to Lance Bombardier Albert William Smith
  
• NNWFHS memorial: Glascote
  Hyperlink to brother needs sorting.

Links to relevant information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Smith
• NNWFHS Glascote War Memorial Page
• The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
• Potijze Cemetery

1911 census and family history information

• Employed as a miner, pony driver below ground [1911]
• Lived at 11 Collage Lane, Tamworth [1911]