James
Smith
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Wexford
Alias
Smyth
Address
Wexford
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died from wounds. Wound to the head from shell at Beaumont Hamel 01.07.1916
Other Biographical Details
Son of James and Anastatia Smith née Saunders of Wexford.
James Smith and Anastatia Saunders were married in Wexford where they had three children. They left Wexford for Liverpool around 1882, where their son Michael was born. They returned to Wexford around 1885. James was born in 1890.
His Battalion was part of 87 Brigade, 29th Division that attacked Beaumont Hamel 01/07/1916. This is likely when James was wounded in the head by a shell. He was evacuated to Sunderland Infirmary where his sister Bridget took care of him until he died 29/07/1916.
James is buried alongside his brother , Michael in Ford cemetery, Liverpool.