Edwin Cecil Smith

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Smith, Edwin C 5 February 1888, West Meon, Hampshire Henry and Louisa (née Reffold) 3rd/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 5323 Private 10 May 1916, Catterick Bridge, North Yorkshire, age 28 St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Hipswell, North Yorkshire, England

Edwin Cecil Smith was born, in West Meon, Hampshire, on 5 February 1888. He was the son and second child of Henry William, a baker, and Louisa Lovell (née Reffold). After leaving school, Edwin worked as a grocer’s assistant in West Meon. In April 1912, Edwin married Harriett Mary Mant of St John’s, Woking. They lived in Knaphill and had a son and a daughter. Edwin Cecil Smith fell ill during training and died at Catterick Bridge, Yorkshire, on 10 May 1916. He is buried in the churchyard of St John’s church, Hipswell, Yorkshire.