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FREDERICK JOSEPH SMITH

  • Died: 04 Jan 1919
  • Rank: Private
  • Service no at death: M2/149066
  • Died: 04 Jan 1919
  • Rank: Private
  • Service no at death: M2/149066
Personal
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  • Surname: SMITH
  • Forename: FREDERICK JOSEPH
  • Initials: F J
  • Date of Birth: 1889
  • Place of Birth: Wimborne
  • Place of Birth Source: 1911 Census
  • Address: 1911 Census shows him at 6 Ethelbert Rd, Wimborne, with parents and siblings .
  • Schools attended:
  • Employment / trade: Motor Car Driver
  • Place of work:
  • Family (parents and grandparents): Son of Albert and Alice Darnley Smith of 6 Ethlebert Terrace, Wimborne.
  • Spouse Name: No trace of any marriage.
  • Notes:
Military
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  • Rank at call-up:
  • Service no at call-up:
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  • Area reported to:
  • Source: 1911 Census
  • Naval vessels served:
  • Decorations and awards:
  • Other service details: Royal Army Service Corps, 689th M T Company.
  • Other rank: Private
  • Other service no: M2/149066
  • Service facts: Register of Soldiers’ Effects shows Died Salonica, War Gratuity etc. paid to Mother, Alice.
Death and Memorial
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  • Age at death: 29
  • Date of death: 04 Jan 1919
  • Regiment at death: Royal Army Service Corps
  • Battalion at death:
  • Rank at death: Private
  • Circumstances of death: See www.cwgc re. Skopje Cemetery. Possible death from influenza.
  • Service no at death: M2/149066
  • Field of action at death:
  • Place of death: Macedonia, Republic of
  • Location of grave: Skopje British Cemetery
  • Position: A. 8.
  • Other memorials: St. John’s Church, Wimborne. Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster and named on plaque within Minster
  • Newspaper Reference : No trace.