CEF WW1 service Percy Smith
 

Hello can anyone tell me if there is anything more than the attestation for Percy Edward Smith born Norwich 1888 who enlisted in the CEF WW1 1915 195207 it’s in connection with his WW1 pair.

First Name:
Percy Edward
Surname:
Smith
Birth Country:
England
Incident Date:
31/08/1915
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Service Number:
195207
Next Of Kin:
Smith, Jacob Barker
Embarkation Date:
15/07/1916
Embarkation Port:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Embarkation Ship:
S.S. Empress of Britain
Taken On Strength:
Peterborough
Next Of Kin Address:
Knight, Norwich, England
Service:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Primary Unit:
93rd Battalion
Archive Reference:
CEF Nominal Roll
Collection:
Canadian Expeditionary Force Roll 1914 - 1919

Don't know if any of this is of interest to you, but here goes....

Percy Edward Smith was born in Keswick, Norwich and was the son of Jacob Barker Smith and Eliza Smith who lived at 37 Mariners Lane, King Street, Norwich.
Percy enlisted at Peterborough on the 31st August 1915 giving his trade as "Farm Labourer". He enlisted in the 93rd Battalion of the CEF and was allocated the service number 195207. He served with the 93rd Battalion in both UK and Canada. He arrived in France on 3rd October 1916 and was posted to B Company of the 20th Battalion of the CEF.
On the 9th April 1917 he was received a bullet wound to his lower right leg during an action at Vimy Ridge.
After spending time in various hospitals in France, UK and Canada he appeared before a medical board and was discharged on the 15th August 1918 as being "no longer fit for war service". His intended address on discharge was 21 Crescent Street, Peterbrough, Ontario.

Hope that helps

Paul

Percy Smith's full service record can be found linked at this page: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discov...dNumber=239790

The war diaries for his unit can be accessed with this War Diaries Viewer: https://cgwp.uvic.ca/diaries/

My series of pages here may also be helpful in your further research: http://www.regimentalrogue.com/misc/...r_soldiers.htm

Thank you so much
 

Thank you so much