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Absolam Smith

Absolam Smith
Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
772789
Unit at enlistment: 
125th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
April 9th, 1917
Cemetery: 
Bois-Carre British Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - III.A.12.
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Lancashire
Birth city: 
Blackburn
Address at enlistment: 
132 Grand River Avenue, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
132 Grand River Avenue, Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Employer: 
Slingsby Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
30
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Letters and documents

Cause and Place of Death: Killed in Action

BX May 10, 1917

Private Absolam Smith Killed in Action

Killed in action was the word received yesterday by Mrs. A. Smith, of 132 West Mill Street, in regard to her husband, Private Absolam Smith. The advices stated that he had been killed by a sniper on April 9. He formerly worked at the Slingsby Mills and went across with the first overseas battalion of the Dufferin Rifles. 

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