SMITH, George Henry G H

Service:
Army

Rank:
Corporal

Unit:
1/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Place Enlisted:
Unknown

Service Number:
2264

Home Address:

Unknown

Family Details:

George was the son of John and Margaret (nee Stout) Smith of 33 Bridgegate.

He was the second of his brothers Alfred, Frederick, Robert and John to be killed in the war.

Date of Birth:
Unknown

Place of Birth:
Barnard Castle

Death:
Unknown

Place of Death
Unknown

Cause of Death:
Killed in action

Place of Burial:
Unknown

Obituary:

Teesdale Mercury 15.11.1916 - Page 5: Column 1

Corporal George Smith killed in action

Notes:

George was trained as a bomb thrower. He was wounded in April 1916 but returned to the front once he had recovered.

Prior to the war George had worked in Ullathorne's shoe thread factory.

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