Private
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) | 28648 | 9th Battalion |
Notes
We believe this to be the Samuel H. Smith on the Roll of Honour. His mother Ellen Smith (née Burton) came from Fritchley. He was born in 1887 at Borrowash, Derby to William and Ellen Smith. He died, aged thirty, on 10 June 1917 and is remembered at the Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial.
Medal Roll Index Card
He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.
Name | SMITH, SAMUEL HENRY |
Initials | S.H. |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Rank | Private |
Regiment/Service | Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) |
Service Number | 28648 |
Unit | 9th Bn |
Age | 30 |
Date of Death | 10/06/1917 |
Additional Information | Son of William H. and Ellen Smith, of Dycher Cottages, Derby Rd., Borrowash, Derby. |
Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead |
Grave/Memorial Reference | Panel 39 and 41 |
Cemetery | YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL |
Soldiers' Effects Book
Samuel Henry Smith ; 9th Bn Notts & Derby Regt; Private 28648; killed in action 10.6.17; War Gratuity £8 10s 0d; paid out to:
5.10.17 mother Ellen £6 2s 2d
7.2.20 mother Ellen £8 10s 0d
1891: Derby
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William H | Smith | Head | 37 | General labourer | Borrowash |
Ellen | Smith | wife | 33 | Fritchley | |
Harriet E | Smith | daughter | 7 | Borrowash | |
James W | Smith | son | 5 | Borrowash | |
Samuel H | Smith | son | 4 | Borrowash | |
Mabel | Smith | daughter | 1 | Borrowash |
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1901: Derby
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William H | Smith | Head | 47 | General labourer | Borrowash |
Ellen | Smith | wife | 43 | Fritchley | |
Mary J | Smith | daughter | 16 | Domestic servant | Borrowash |
James W | Smith | son | 15 | General labourer | Borrowash |
Samuel H | Smith | son | 13 | Borrowash | |
Mabel | Smith | daughter | 11 | Borrowash | |
Ethel | Smith | daughter | 9 | Derby | |
Doris M | Smith | daughter | 7 | Derby |
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1911: Manchester
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William H | Smith | Head | 56 | General labourer | Borrowash |
Ellen | Smith | wife | 52 | Fritchley | |
Samuel H | Smith | son | 23 | Out of work | Borrowash |
Mabel | Smith | daughter | 21 | Tenter | Borrowash |
Ethel | Smith | daughter | 9 | Derby | |
Doris May | Smith | daughter | 17 | Florist saleswoman | Derby |
Mary | Witter | adopted daughter | 11 | School | Derby |
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