Private John Smith
Number: 9659
Company: 45th (Dublin) Company, 13th Battalion
ENLISTMENT
Date: 2 February 1900
Place: Dublin
Age: 25 years 2 months
Trade of calling: Groom
Place of birth: In the Parish of Faughalstown, near the Town of Castlepollard, in the County of Westmeath
Family: Single
Previous military service: No
Description: Height 5' 11". Complexion dark, eyes brown, hair dark.
Religion: Roman Catholic
ACTIVE SERVICE
Date to South Africa: 13 March 1900
Campaigns: South Africa 1899-1901
Service medal, clasps and other awards: South Africa Medal. Cape Colony and Orange Free State clasps.
DEATH
Date: 31 May 1900
Place: Lindley
Cause: Wounds sustained on 29 May
Commemorated: Smith is buried in the Lindley Cemetery (See image below). He is commemorated on the Lindley Cemetery Memorial and the Yeomanry Kop Memorial at Lindley, and and on the St Patrick's Cathedral Memorial in Dublin.
This page last updated 10 July 2024.