8529 PTE H.SMITH YORKS.L.I.
Henry Smith
Born London 20/8/84
Lived at 25 Hartley Street, Bethnal Green, London E
To France 11/11/14 [or earlier?] & served with the 2nd King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
Wounded in his head & left leg when taken POW of War 27/12/15... but possibly much earlier in 1914?
Note: The International Committee of the Red Cross records that he was taken POW 28/8/14 at St.Quentin & Paul Nixon's 'Army Service Numbers' website also records him as a PoW before Christmas 1914 when he was selected as a recipient of Princess Mary's Gift Tin. The 2nd KOYLI first landed in France 16/8/14 so his 11/11/14 arrival date as recorded on his Medal Index Card & Medal Roll may be erroneous
Held at Soltau, Hameln (Hamelin) & Clausthal POW Camps in Germany
Repatriated from Germany to England on SS 'Willochra' 18/11/18
To Class Z Army Reserve 4/3/19
With copy of his Medal Index Card & POW details
Condition: NEF
