Smith, George Parkinson

Rank:

A/Corporal

Regiment:

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Regimental No. & Battalion

200017; 1st/5th Bn.

Status:

Killed in action

Image of soldier

Research Notes

Sherwood Foresters Roll –
Killed in action during attack West of Lens, France

Residence at Fritchley.

 
Name SMITH, GEORGE PARKINSON
Initials G P
Nationality United Kingdom
Rank Corporal
Regiment/Service Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Unit 1st/5th Bn.
Age 29
Date of Death 01/07/17
Additional Information Son of James and Janie Smith, of Fritchley husband of Elizabeth Julien (formerly Smith), of Hill Top, Fritchley, Ambergate, Derby
Casualty type Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference Bay 7.
Cemetery ARRAS MEMORIAL

Memorial to George Parkinson Smith WW1

 

1901 Census: Knighton

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
James Smith Head 42 Navvy Huddersfield
Jane   wife 32   Blackpool
George   son 13   Preston
James   son 9 Stone Mason Runcorn
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1911 Census: Fritchley

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Jane Smith wife (married) 40   Blackpool
George   son 22 Wood sawyer Runcorn
James   son 19 Wood sawyer Preston
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On the Roll of Honour George is down as Private yet his Memorial Record shows him to be a Corporal.