Smith, Edward James | Universities at War

Personal details

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Name on Memorial:

Smith, E. J.

Forename(s):

Edward James

Surname:

Smith

Date of Death:

Thursday, September 28, 1916

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Degree(s):

BSc (1911)

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Army

Unit:

Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), 8th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Edward was the son of the Reverend Edward Henry and Emily Smith. Edward studied at Armstrong College between 1908 and 1911, obtaining a BSc. in June 1911.

During WWI he served with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 8th Battalion. He served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France from 1915 to 1916 and was wounded in 1915. Edward was killed in action at the Somme on 28th September 1916 aged 25.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Edward is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in the Somme, France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Alan Callender