Basic Details
Surname
Smith
Forenames
Ernest Frederick
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
2549
Notes
The name also appears on the Amington War Memorial.
Died at West Riding Clearing Station from wounds suffered in the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13 October 1915, during the Battle of Loos.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1/6th Battalion
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Cemetery
Lillers Communal Cemetery, France. Buried Plot 4, Row D, Grave 16.
Year of death
1915
Month of death
October
Day of death
22
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds