John Henry Smith
Service Number
612375
Military Unit
2/1st Notts Bty Royal Horse Artillery
Date of birth
Date of Death
05 Jan 1918 (22 years old)
Place of Birth
Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
In 1911 he assisted in a tailor's shop.
- Family History
- Military History
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Family History
Born Second Quarter 1895 Nottingham
He was the son of John H and Violet Smith.
On 1901 Census he is living with his parents and sister Catherine at 1 Sneinton Square, Alfred Street North, Nottingham. His father was a railway shunter.
On 1911 Census he is living with his widowed mother and sisters Catherine and Doris at 3 Sneinton Square. He is listed as assisting in a tailor's shop.
Military History
Enlisted June 1915
Joined 2nd/1st Nottinghamshire Battery Royal Horse Artillery (T.F)
Possibly posted overseas with the Battery in June 1917, the battery arriving at Basra on 13 August 1917.
He died on 5 Janary 1918 and was buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Plot XVI Row J Grave 10).
Extra Information
Unknown
Photographs
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery,