Basic Details Surname Smith Forenames Ernest Frederick Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Service number 2549 Notes Died at the 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 Service (Primary - Stated) Army (British) Unit (Primary - Stated) North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince Of Wales) Sub-unit (Primary - Stated) 1/6th Battalion Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Private Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Country of burial France 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 as stated Died of wounds Manner of death reference Died of Wounds