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| Name - Last Name First | Smith, Edgar Harold (Harold) |
| Birth Date- day/month/year // Parents if known | 19 Jul 1898 |
| Distinctions | Brother of William Royal Smith / Underaged |
| Birth Place | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Home Child Sending Organization | Barnardo's |
| Year / Age Arrived in Canada as BHC | 1911 / 11 |
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| War(s) Served USE: WW1 or WW2 | WW1 |
| Regimental Number | 784140 |
| Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age | 31 Jan 1918 / 18.3 / 17 |
| City of Residence upon Enlistment (include country) | North Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Previous Service | no |
| Place of Enlistment | Dundas, Ontario, Canada |
| Next of Kin / Relationship / Location | Maxwell, Emily / Mother / 8 Bryon Road, Seacombe, Cheshire, England then Smith, Ellen Bryant (Fuge) / Wife / Seacombe, Cheshire, England |
| Discharged: Date / Reason | 28 Jul 1917 / Demob / Discharged in England |
| Final Rank / Battalion / Unit | 129th Battalion |
| Killed in Action - Battle / Death Due to Service / Survived | Survived |
| Date of Death/ location / Cause | OCT 1922 / Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Age at Death | 25 |
| Place of Burial | England |
Notes
SMITH, EDGAR HAROLD MILLER GRO Reference: 1898 S Quarter in SHEFFIELD Volume 09C Page 490
In LAC BHC Index (travel) as Edgar SMITH, age 11
Ups and Downs (magazine published by the Canadian Branch of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Toronto), August 1912: Edgar H SMITH - Emigrated 1911
Ups and Downs (magazine published by the Canadian Branch of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Toronto), July 1916: Edgar H SMITH - Enlisted in Overseas Canadian Forces - Arrived from England in 1911
Find My Past Death: First name(s) Edgar H Last name Smith Sex Male Birth year 1898 Age 24 Death quarter 4 Death year 1922 District Birkenhead County Cheshire Volume 8A Page 600 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, England
