Private James SMITH. 61651
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Private James SMITH. 61651
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Private James SMITH. 61651

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Private James Smith with his wife Elizabeth (Grady) and daughters Winifred and Eleanor
Private James Smith with his wife Elizabeth (Grady) and daughters Winifred and Eleanor
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Private James SMITH. 61651. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.

Information provided by Zara Lofthouse <lofthousezara@gmail.com> on James Smith;-
James Smith was born 1892 in Durham and lived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from where he registered. (enlistment was post 1915, as he was awarded the British War mMedal and Victory Medal but not the 1914-15 Star).
His occupation was Miner and this was both before and after the war.
His wife was Elizabeth Grady they got married in 1911. At the time of him enlisting he had two daughters Jean Winifred Smith and Eleanor Smith, He went on to have another daughter Edna May Smith and a son John Smith.

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