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Persoonsgegevens
- SMART
- FJ
- FREDERICK JAMES
- Kempston
- Bedfordshire, England
- Green End, Kempston, Bedfordshire
- Son of George and Mary Smart, of Green End, Kempston, Bedford; a brother, Albert Charles, also served in the same Bn; other brothers: Thomas Joseph and Edward John; three sisters, Ada Emily, Emma Mary Jane and Lucy Caroline.
- Church End village school, Kempston
- Agricultural labourer
- Albert Charles survived, married and had seven childeren; eventually died of lung cancer in 1957 (he was gassed during WW1)
Militaire dienst
- Bedford
- 16604
- Private
- 1914-18 service medal
- 8th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
- 16th Brigade
- 6th Division
- B.E.F.
- To France on 30 August 1915
Overlijden
- Yser Canal Bank (near Ypres); machine gunned when rescuing his younger brother Albert Charles who was hit by shrapnel in the leg; they laid in the trench for thirteen hours before help came.
- Died of wounds
- 20 April 1916
- 32
- VI - C - 12A
- LA BRIQUE MILITARY CEMETERY No.2 ; MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY ; ESSEX FARM CEMETERY
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