Soldier Factfile

Name:  Private Reuben Smith 14811

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Date of Birth:  7th September 1895

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Address:  37, Poplar Terrace, Church Lane, Anstey

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Parents Names: 

Pricilla Smith

Married John Rushin in 1896

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Occupation before the war:  Shoe hand

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Siblings Names:  

Polly b.1898

Mary b.1900

Julia b.1904

All with the surname Rushin.

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Date Died:   14.7.1916

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Age:  20

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Place of Death:   Somme

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Place of Burial/Memorial:  Thiepval Mem., Somme, France

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Cause of death:   

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Regiment:

9^thBattalion

Leicestershire Regiment

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Medals:

1914 – 15 Star

British War Medal

Victory medal

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Any other information (e.g. Service Record/ appearance etc)

• Enlisted at Leicester 10^thSeptember 1914
• 5’ 6” Tall and weighed 115lbs
• He had auburn hair
• Was hospitalised at Military Hospital Bulford for 6 days in July 1915 suffering from Scabies
• Mother and sisters living at 6, Poplar Terrace in 1919
• Recorded ‘ missing believed killed’ on 23.7.1916 and declared ‘killed in action’ for official purposes on 16.4.17.
• His half brother, Charles Rushin, also died in WW1 on 7.2.1915 and is buried at Bethune Town Cemetery