SMITH, Robert R

Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Unit:
1/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Place Enlisted:
Unknown

Service Number:
6/3433

Home Address:

Unknown

Family Details:

Son of John and Margaret (nee Stout) Smith.

Robert was the first of their six sons to die; Frederick, George, Alfred and John also lost their lives in the war.

Date of Birth:
Unknown

Place of Birth:
Ferryhill

Death:
Unknown

Place of Death
Casualty clearing station, France

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds

Place of Burial:
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery

Obituary:

Robert had only been in France for 11 weeks before he was wounded and taken to a casualty clearing station where he died.

Notes:

Teesdale Mercury-04/10/1916: Roll of Honour Notice

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