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Smith, C., Pte., 3209, 1915

Photo: Brian Chandler

In Newcastle (St John Westgate & Elswick) Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of:

3209 Private
C. Smith
Northumberland Fusiliers
9th September 1915, age 20.

Cuthbert Smith was born at Washington, County Durham in the first quarter of 1895, the son of Charles and Elinor (nee Snowball), of 31 South Benwell Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.
He enlisted at Newcastle with the 22nd Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish) before being transferred to the Depot Battalion. He died from ‘Addison’s Disease’.

Acknowledgements: Ron Carson


The CWGC entry for Private Smith

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