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Nov 2, 1893
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Born in Weston, Ontario to
William Cotton and Clara Emma (nee Armitage) Smith
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Sep 10, 1917
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Attested into the No. 2
Overseas Army Service Corps Training Depot, CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 2590877
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Clara Emma Smith, mother, Beauharnois, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation
given as Clerk
Ø Previous military
experience given as being rejected by the CMR (Canadian Mounted Rifles)
because of a bad heart
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
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Feb 21, 1918
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Embarked the SS Cretic
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 18, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian
Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Aug 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot
he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St.
Vaast
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Aug 28, 1918
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Private Smith joined the 21st Battalion Rear
Details in Achicourt, France. The Rear
Details joined the front line troops 2 days later in Van Quentin when they
came out of the front line action.
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Oct 12, 1918
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During the fighting near
Avesnes-le-Sec, France, Private Smith was severely wounded and evacuated to
the No. 33 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for treatment
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Oct 16, 1918
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Private George Smith died of
his wounds at the No. 33 Casualty Clearing Station and was buried in the
nearby Bucquoy Road Military Cemetery near Ficheux, France
Following the war the British
War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny, shown below) and Scroll were sent to
his father, W.C. Smith, Beauharnois, Quebec
The Memorial Cross was sent to
his mother, Mrs. Clara E. Smith, at the same address
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