Name
Samuel Smith
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/06/1918
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
220722
Princess Charlotte of Wales’ (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
XI. C. 17.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin Town Memorial, St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin, British Schools Museum Memorial, Hitchin, Not listed on the Hertfordshire Yeomanry Memorial, St Albans Cathedral, We are not aware of any Charlton memorial
Pre War
Son of James Smith, he was born and resident in Hitchin and worked at Russell and Son's in Bancroft, Hitchin. He was married to Edith and enlisted in Hertford.
The Hertford Mercury of 6th July 1918, reported that Samuel was "of Charlton" and that he ha
Wartime Service
Samuel was given the Regimental Number 105985 and posted to the Herts Yeomanry. Later he was transferred to the 1st Battalion of the Berkshire Regiment with the Number 220722.
At the time of his death, the Battalion was in the 99th Brigade being part of the 2nd Division probably in the V Corps of the 3rd Army. He was killed in action in France along with three other men when the enemy were shelling their billets.
The Battalion War Diary records that the Battalion was at the village of La Herliere, which is about twelve miles north east of Doullens. During the morning the village was shelled by high velocity 5.9s. An Officer and two Other Ranks were killed and eight injured. The Battalion moved to billets in a nearby wood in the afternoon. An officer described Samuel as "a splendid type of man."
He was buried in Plot 11, Row C, Grave 17 in the Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery in Saulty in France.
Additional Information
His wife Edith Smith lived in Charlton and she later remarried to become Edith Walker of Great Green, Pirton.
Acknowledgments
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
