Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Edward Smith
In memory of:
Private Edward Smith
April 27, 1917
Military Service
60427
22
Army
Royal Marine Light Infantry
H.M.C.S. Rainbow
Additional Information
Son of Edward and Elizabeth Smith, Nottingham, England.
Commemorated on Page 581 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
VETERANS' CEMETERY (ESQUIMALT)
British Columbia, Canada
143.
The Veterans' Cemetery National Historic Site is located adjacent to the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in the municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia. On July 14, 1868 the cemetery was consecrated as a one acre Royal Navy plot. Today the site covers 2.2 acres with most of the land surrounding the cemetery owned by the Gorge Vale Golf Course. Presently the cemetery holds over 1700 graves of Canadian and Commonwealth naval and military personnel and their families. The Esquimalt Veterans' Cemetery is significant for its long history of providing a resting place for military dead.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Gravemarker – Headstone of Pte Edward Smith, died 27 Apr 1917 on the HMCS Rainbow. He was a member of the Royal Marine Light Infantry.
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