Memorial

Sergeant F W Smith

Frederick Wardale Smith

Source: Copyright Jane King

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Current Location

Entering the Cemetery from the Broadway gate, it is on the left side of the tarmac path, in the 46th row of headstones., Broadway Cemetery, Broadway, Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4DD, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 19616 99505

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 70082
Description: A scroll-form stone, bearing the inscription in engraved lettering.
Inscription: ERECTED IN PROUD & LOVING MEMORY,/ BY HIS MOTHER, BROTHERS & SISTER TO/ SGT. FREDERICK WARDALE SMITH/ (6TH NORTHANTS REGT.)/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING & COUNTRY/ IN TRONES WOOD, FRANCE, JULY 14 1916/ AGED 25 YEARS

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, Battalion, place and date of death and age.
Additional Information: CWGC records that Sergeant Frederick Smith, regimental number 14810, was serving in 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment when he died 14/7/1916. He is commemorated on Face 11A of Thiepval Memorial.

History

Sponsor Type: private

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Height: 290

Width: 710

Depth: 300

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good