Soldier Factfile

Name:  Rifleman Tom Smith R/37946

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Date of Birth:  1882

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Address:  Church Lane , Anstey

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Parents Names:  

Edward d.June 1917(General Labourer)

Sarah

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Occupation before the war:  Shoe Clicker

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Siblings Names:

William b1866  |  John b.1877  |  Edward b.1873  |  Hannah b1881  |  Richard b.1884

Harriett b.1886

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Date Died:   20.9.1917

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Age:  35

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Place of Death:   Belgium

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Place of Burial/Memorial:  Tyne Cot Mem., Zonnebeke, West Vlaanderen, Belgium

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Cause of death:   Killed in action

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Regiment:

11^th Battalion

King’s Royal Rifle Corps

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Medals:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

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

• Married Amy Baum, also of Church Lane on 2.6.1903. She was a shoe finisher working at home.
• She already had a daughter, Constance Alice, born 1901, she was known as Smith in the 1911 census
• Daughter, Sarah Mildred, b 1905
• When Tom died, Amy was living at 24, Wilson Street, Leicester.