Alfred Henry (Fred) Smith
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 439479
Parents: Matthew George Henry and Alice Edith Smith
Home address: Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 1897
Place of birth: St. George, Bristol
Date of death: 13/08/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France and commemorated on Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial
Age: 20
Further information:
Fred was born in St. George in Bristol, the son of a hairdresser and the second eldest of five children with three sisters and one brother.
Fred was serving in the Medical Corps and died from an unspecified illness, probably in one of the several stationary general hospitals belonging to the Allies, that were located in the town of St Omer where he is buried.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/