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Private HOMER EMMETT SMITH

Service Number: 1045998
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

20th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 10 November 1917

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Panel 26.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of J. Monroe Smith and Kate Smith, of 9136, Lafayette Blod West, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A. Served in United States Cavalry on Mexican Border in 1916. Enlisted in 142nd Bn. Scottish Highlanders, Canadian Inf. His brother, Leon R. Smith, of the 6th United States Marines, also fell at Belleau Wood, 20th June,1918.
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