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CPL William M. Smith

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CPL William M. Smith

Birth
Death
31 Oct 1918 (aged 22)
Burial
Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2, Lot 586
Memorial ID
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William McMullin Smith

WILLIAM M. SMITH
Military Honors by William Shetts – Line post 96, American Legion marked the funeral if Corporal William M. Smith yesterday. The services were held at the home of the soldier's parents, 2632 South Adler Street. Burial was in Fernwood Cemetery. Members of Company G. 315th Infantry, of which unit Smith was a member, acted as pallbearers. Smith was killed near Verdun October 31, 1918.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Mon, Jul 25, 1921 · Page 3

NOTE:
Corporal William M. Smith was wounded near Verdun, France and died in Evac Hosp #15 Glorieux, Meuse on October 31,1918. He was buried in Grave #5 Row 88 in Glorieux, Meuse on November 1, 1918.
In 1921 his remains were brought home and on July 24, 1921 he was buried in his families plot in Fernwood Cemetery.

It took 100 years but my Grand Uncle finally got his marker. He is the only one in the plot who has one.
William McMullin Smith

WILLIAM M. SMITH
Military Honors by William Shetts – Line post 96, American Legion marked the funeral if Corporal William M. Smith yesterday. The services were held at the home of the soldier's parents, 2632 South Adler Street. Burial was in Fernwood Cemetery. Members of Company G. 315th Infantry, of which unit Smith was a member, acted as pallbearers. Smith was killed near Verdun October 31, 1918.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Mon, Jul 25, 1921 · Page 3

NOTE:
Corporal William M. Smith was wounded near Verdun, France and died in Evac Hosp #15 Glorieux, Meuse on October 31,1918. He was buried in Grave #5 Row 88 in Glorieux, Meuse on November 1, 1918.
In 1921 his remains were brought home and on July 24, 1921 he was buried in his families plot in Fernwood Cemetery.

It took 100 years but my Grand Uncle finally got his marker. He is the only one in the plot who has one.


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  • Created by: Barbara Lehman
  • Added: Feb 8, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65359103/william_m-smith: accessed ), memorial page for CPL William M. Smith (1 Jun 1896–31 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65359103, citing Fernwood Cemetery and Mausoleum, Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Barbara Lehman (contributor 47154879).