Ralph Mills Smith

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

654749

Unit at enlistment:

161st Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

September 4th, 1918

Cemetery:

Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - IV.A.12.

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Huron

Birth city:

Wroxeter, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Wroxeter, Ontario

Next of kin address:

Wroxeter, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Miller

Religious denominations:

Methodist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Nature and Place of Casualty: Died of Wounds. No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station

BX September 18, 1918

Private Ralph Mills Smith Died of Wounds

Mr. Chester Smith received word yesterday that his brother, Private Ralph Smith, had been killed in action on September 4th. Deceased whose home was in Wroxeter, Ont., enlisted in 1917 with the 161st Huron Battalion, and went to France with the 4th Canadian Division. He was in his 21st year. He leaves to mourn his loss his father and mother, three sisters and three brothers.