Sapper 7604 John Smith

(Photo courtesy of Sue McCauley)

Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 1st/1st West Lancs Field Coy
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 19/09/1915

Age at death: 35
Date of death: 29th of October 1916 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Wimereux Communal Cemetery - I. R. 23.

BMD details:
Marriage: 19/05/1902 John Smith to Jane Cole at Prescot St Mary

Family details:
Son of Henry and the late Elizabeth Smith, of 55, Chapel St., St. Helens; husband of Jane Smith, of 79, Friar St., Windle City, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 9 years old John is living at 7 Carnarvon Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Henry (32), Elizabeth A (32) and six siblings: Elias (11), [cas=1194]Joseph Smith[/cas] (10), Henry (7), Sarah A (5), Mary J (2), Thomas (7/12). 1901 - 19 years old John is living at 120 Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens with his widowed father Henry (42) and seven siblings: Elias (21), [cas=1194]Joseph Smith[/cas] (20), Henry (17), Sarah Alice (15), Mary Jane (12), Thomas (10), Albert (5), [cas=1181]Edward Smith[/cas] (3). 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Bricklayer at Glass Wks' John living at 79 Friar Street, Windle City, St Helens with wife Jane and three children: Henry (4), William (2), Lilly (1).

Notes:
[note=41]Three Smith Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=21]Remembered On St Marks War Memorial, North Road.[/url] St Helens Star article of 06/08/2014: [popup=http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/11392261.Brothers_remembered_in_Great_War_service/#skipToMain]Story in the St Helens Star[/popup]

[pic]tpics/John_Joseph_Edward_Smith.jpg[/pic] [caption]The Smith Brothers - John, Joseph, Edward (Photo courtesy of Sue McCauley)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Smith_J_7604_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/SmithJn7604.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/SmithJohn_JosephEdward.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/7064JohnSmith.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Sapper John Smith at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/JSmith_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Sapper John Smith at Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]