Private 24445 Louis Henry Smaje

(Picture courtesy of Stephen Nulty)

Regiment/Unit: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 22/09/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 5417, R.F.A.

Age at death: 26
Date of death: 16th of August 1917 (Thursday)
Born: Liverpool, Lancs
Resided: Prescot, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 70 to 72.

BMD details:
Marriage to May Whittle registered Q1/1913, Prescot, 8b, 1036

Census details:
1891 - 4 months old Louis Henry is living at 3 Aigburth View, Toxteth Park, Liverpool with parents David (39), Mary (28) and four siblings: Eliza (9), David J (7), Thomas (5), Simon (2). 1901 - 9 years old Louis Henry is living at 2 Chester Street, Prescot with parents David (38), Mary (37) and six siblings: David T (17), Thomas (16), Simon (12), Ethel F M (5), Arthur V A (3), Herbert T (2 Mths). 1911 - Sees 21 years old 'Coal Miner Below Ground (hewer)' Louis Henry living at 32 Scotch Barn Lane, Whiston, Prescot with parents David (50), Mary (48) and three siblings: Thomas (25), Arthur (13), Herbert (9).

Notes:
Also commemorated on [url=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-284-Louis_Henry_Smaje.html] Prescot Roll of Honour.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url]

[pic]imgs/sppics/LH_Smaje_RIF.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Louis Henry Smaje on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]