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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 767

(x) Pair: Rifleman W. H. Smith, King's Royal Rifle Corps, who died of wounds on 20 October 1918

British War and Victory Medals (R-32339 Pte. W. H. Smith, K.R. Rif. C.), in card box of issue, extremely fine (2)

William Herbert Smith was the son of William and Christina Smith, of 40 Finborough Road, South Kensington, London. He served with the 2nd Battalion, K.R.R.C., and was likely brought to the 5th, 47th or 61st Casualty Clearing Station at Bihecourt; he is buried nearby in the Vadencourt British Cemetery at Maissemy.

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