William Marchmont Smith

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

739958

Unit at enlistment:

114th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

June 27th, 1917

Cemetery:

Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension - Pas de Calais, France - G.45.

Commemorated at:

Six Nations Memorial Plaque

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Six Nations, Tuscarora Township, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Hagersville, Ontario

Next of kin address:

Hagersville, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Farmer

Religious denominations:

Methodist

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Cause and Place of Death: Died of Wounds. Previously reported dangerously ill. No. 22 C.C.S.

BX July 19, 1917

The memorial service in honor of the late Private William Marchmont Smith who died of wounds in France was held in Grand River Methodist Church. Rev. James Drew conducted the service. There was a large turnout, many relatives being present. Orangemen of different lodges attended, and members of the I.O.F. of Ohsweken, of which the late Pte. Smith was a member. He leaves a wife, father and a brother, John, who is also doing his bit in France, and two sisters, Mrs. Freeman Douglas, and Miss Louise Smith.