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William Forder Smith

In memory of:

Private William Forder Smith

September 6, 1918
Canal du Nord, France

Military Service


Service Number:

2137512

Age:

44

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

29th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

August 22, 1874
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Enlistment:

October 9, 1917
Vernon, British Columbia

Son of James Webb Smith and Emma (nee Ayliffe) of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Husband of Alice Julian Smith and father of Enid, Dolly, Charles and Raymond, of Nelson, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 503 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

DOMINION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. F. 13.

Location:

Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt is in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 16 kilometres south-east of Arras and 4 kilometres south of the Arras-Cambrai main road. DOMINION CEMETERY is 2.5 kilometres north-east of the village, about 545 metres from the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILLIAM FORDER SMITH– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM FORDER SMITH– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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