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Rank : 2nd Lieutenant

Army Number : 3/9347

Unit : 1st Bn

Biography :

Charles Smith initially served in The Northumberland Fusiliers as Sergeant 3/9347. In the rank of CSM he was awarded the D.C.M. (L.G. 25.8.1917: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading a party forward with the greatest promptitude and determination, through machine gun fire, to outflank the enemy and enable our advance to continue. Although wounded, he continued to do excellent work during the subsequent consolidation."). He was commissioned 2Lt in The Leicestershire Regiment on 29.5.1918, and served with the 1st Bn. He was Killed in Action near Bohain on 19.9.1918, aged 27. He is buried at Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, Aisne, France.

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Date of Birth : c1891

Date of Death : 19.9.1918

Place of Death : Bohain, France

Period of Service : 1914-18

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France