Harry Smith
In 1911 he was a leaf preparer in the tobacco trade.
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Harry was born on 7th May 1883 at Hyson Green, Nottingham, the son of John Joseph a coal miner hewer and Jane Elizabeth Smith née Chapman of Hyson Green, Nottingham.
His father John Joseph was born in 1860 at Sninton, Nottingham, his mother Jane lizabeth Chapman was born in 1861 at Waddington, Lincolnshire, they were married on 15th May 1882 at St Matthias Church, Sneinton, they went on have 12 children, sadly 3 were to die in infancy or early childhood.
In the 1911 census his parents and siblings were living at 1 St Pauls Avenue, Hyson Green, John 50 yrs is a coal miner hewer he is living with his wife Jane 50 yrs and 7 seven of their children.
Harry was the husband of Annie Troop (born 21st June 1884 )whom he married in 1908 in Nottingham they lived at 6 Elton Terrace, St Pauls Ave, Hyson Green, Nottingham, they had a son Harry Smith born 04th December 1911.
In 1911, they were living at 4, Medway Street, Old Radford, Nottingham.
The family was living at 6 Elton Terrace, St. Paul's Avenue, Hyson Green, at the time of Harry's death in April 1918. The later CWGC record gives his widow's address as 34 St. Paul's Avenue, Hyson Green.
Commencing 11th November 1918 his widow was awarded a pension of 20 shillings and 5 pence aweek.
Gunner Harry Smith enlisted at Nottingham, he served with “D” Battery, 175th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, he was killed in action on 16th April 1918 and is buried in Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere.
CWGC: 'Son of John and Jane Smith, of Hyson Green, Nottingham; husband of A. Smith, of 34, St. Paul's Avenue, Hyson Green, Nottingham.'
Personal inscription on CWGC headstone: 'Eternal rest give unto him O Lord'
Obituary published in the Nottingham Evening Post dated 29th April 1918 :-
“SMITH. – Gunner Harry Smith, killed in action April 16th, beloved husband of Annie Smith, 6, Elton Terrace, St. Paul's-avenue, Hyson Green, aged 34. We never knew what pain he had, we never saw him die, we only know he passed away, without a last good-bye. – Broken-hearted wife and little sonnie.”
Above courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Harry Smith
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking his grave at Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere, Pas de Calais, France. Photograph courtesy of Murray Biddle