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Abraham Smith 1895 - 1917

Abraham Smith of Siddal, in Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England United Kingdom was born on August 12, 1895 in Halifax to Joseph Smith and Amelia Smith. He had siblings Laurence Smith and Evelyn Smith. Abraham was baptized on September 15, 1895 at Salterhebble. Abraham Smith died at age 21 years old on March 6, 1917 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime County, Normandy France, and was buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen.

Abraham Smith
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16 Penuel Place Siddal, in Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England HX3 9LB, United Kingdom
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  • Introduction

    Abraham Smith was born on Monday 12th August 1895 to worsted mill overlooker Joseph Smith (b.1872 – d.1925) and Amelia Smith, née Marlow (b.1871 – d.1941). He was baptised in Salterhebble on 15 September 1895 and had two younger siblings, Lawrence (b.1902) and Evelyn (b.1906). The family lived at 16 Penuel Place, Siddal, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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    August 12, 1895
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    Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England United Kingdom
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Abraham Smith was born on Monday 12th August 1895 to worsted mill overlooker Joseph Smith (b.1872 – d.1925) and Amelia Smith, née Marlow (b.1871 – d.1941). He was baptised in Salterhebble on 15 September 1895 and had two younger siblings, Lawrence (b.1902) and Evelyn (b.1906). The family lived at 16 Penuel Place, Siddal, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  • Early Life & Education

    Abraham was educated at Siddal Council School and Halifax Tech. He attended All Saint’s Church in Dudwell, where he would later be memorialised. By age 15 in 1911, he was employed as a Cotton Twiner Piecer by John Crabtree & Sons at Salterhebble Mill.
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    September 15, 1895
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    Salterhebble in West Yorkshire County, England HX3, United Kingdom
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  • Religious Beliefs

    Church of England

  • Military Service

    Service number: ply/1275(s) Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry Unit/ship/squadron: 2nd R.m Bn. R.n. Div.

  • Professional Career

    At age 20 on 8th December 1915, Abraham Smith went to Manchester to join the British effort in the First World War. He was enlisted to the Plymouth branch of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. After spending several months serving in Ireland, Smith and the rest of the unit were sent to join the British Expeditionary Force fighting on the Western Front in Northern France.

  • Personal Life & Family

    He was educated at Siddal Council School and Halifax Tech / a member of All Saints' Church, Dudwell, School & Young Men's Class / an officer in the Siddal Branch of the Sons of Temperance / a cotton twiner piecer [1911] / employed by John Crabtree & Sons at Salterhebble Mill.
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    March 6, 1917
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    Rouen, Seine-Maritime County, Normandy France
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    St. Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen in France
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  • Obituary

    As part of the 2nd Royal Marines Battalion, Abraham Smith was active around rural villages south of Arras in the Somme department (county) of France. Possibly on 18th February 1917 [unconfirmed], Abraham was wounded during combat with enemy forces. During the fighting, he’d taken bullets to his arm, leg and foot. He was taken 100 miles South West to Rouen, in Upper Normandy. There he was treated for gunshot wounds in the 11th Stationary Hospital, one of a group of makeshift medical facilities set up to deal with allied casualties of war. At 10:40pm on Tuesday 6th March 1917, Private Abraham Smith PLY/1275(S) of the 2nd Royal Marines Battalion died of his injuries. He was buried nearby at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France : Block O, plot VII. I. 4. He is listed on the wood panel memorial in his church, All Saint’s in Dudwell, Halifax and also in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
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