Private 1252 Ernest Mitchell SMITH
1st/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Killed in Action, Friday 13th August 1915, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Age 20
Home address:
52 Clarendon Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Born:
1895, Chisworth, Derbyshire
Parents:
Mary Ann Smith and Joseph Hadfield Smith
52 Clarendon Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation:
Apprentice Joiner, Hat Works
Enlisted:
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
Remembered:
Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Turkey, plot XI, row B, grave 2.
Link to Hyde:
Born in Hyde
News of Private Ernest Smith’s death came from a Lieutenant Braddock, of the 9th Manchesters, who said Private Ernest Smith was killed by a shot through the head.
Brother to Private 18923 Herbert Smith, Lance Corporal 22181 Leonard Smith and Private 1592 Harold Smith.