William Edward Smith
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 26674. Private. 20 Lanc. Fus. (Lancashire Fusiliers). Left early in 1916 In France June 8. 35 Div. (Division). J.B.D.? 17 Sect. (Section). G P.O. B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). Oct. 1916 4 Platoon as above. 20 Lanc. Fus. B.E.F. Died of wounds Nov. 14. 1916. Also died W.C. Smith, K.O.Y.L.I. (King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry).' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/13)
External sources: 6 Shaw's Brow