Private Herbert Victor Smith
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1898
Date of Death
25 Sep 1915
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
17938
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
Chapel Road
Flitwick
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
France
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Pte Herbert Victor Smith, 17938, D Company, 2nd Battalion Beds Regt, was killed in action in the Battle of Loos on September 25th, 1915.
Born in Luton on June 6th, 1898, he spent most of his life in Flitwick, living with his family in Church End as a three-year-old at the time of the 1901 Census. The family later lived in Chapel Road.
He was the son of straw hat goods factory manager/manufacturer Arthur Smith and the late Mrs Rebecca Swales Smith.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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