Royal Army Service Corps.

Died on 15 November 1945.

Aged 20, he was the son of Fred and Martha Smith of 66, Master Street, Burnley, Lancashire.

The Burnley Express of 24 November 1945 reported: -

Before enlisting in the army he was employed by J. Taylor and Co. Ltd who were Wine Merchants on Church Street and was a member of "F" Company, 29th Battalion of the Home Guard. He landed on the continent shortly after D Day and served in France and Germany. He was taken ill in October 1945 and was flown to a military hospital in Surrey where he died aged 20 on Thursday 15 November. After a service at St Peter's Church he was buried in Burnley Cemetery where his coffin was draped in a Union Jack.

Buried in Burnley Cemetery.