Benjamin Smith
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Rifle Brigade
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Rifleman S/28554
Parents: Benjamin and Mary Smith
Marital status: Married
Home address: St. Quentin, Dragon Road, Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of birth: 1887
Place of birth: St. George, Bristol
Date of death: 21/03/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Pozieres Memorial (Ref: Panel 81 to 84), Somme, France
Age: 31
Further information:
Benjamin Smith was born in 1887 in St. George in Bristol. His parents were Benjamin and Mary Smith who lived at Sandringham House in Winterbourne. His siblings were Mary, Kate, Winnie and Annie. His father had worked as a boot top cutter and he had been born in St. George in Bristol
Benjamin was married to Gwendolen Davis Smith. They lived at “St. Quentin”in Dragon Road in Winterbourne
Benjamin joined the 7th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade as a rifleman. He died in March 1918 at the age of 31. He is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial (Ref: Panel 81 to 84) in the Somme in France
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre and Forces War Records