| Surname: | Smith |
| Initials: | W G |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/19126 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star with clasp (No. 2/570) and rose, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 15/8/1914 to 25/8/1914. Formerly Pte. 2 Kings Own Scottish Borderer Regiment No. 11549. National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Section XII, Bedford & Northampton. Page 208. He was already in the Army when war broke out in August 1914 and was immediately drafted to the Western Front but was wounded in action and taken prisoner at the Battle of Mons. Whilst in captivity in Germany he suffered many hardships. After hostilities ceased he was repatriated, returning home and in 1920 was still in the Army. He Holds the Mons Star and the General Service and Victory Medals. 2, Little Thurlow Street, Bedford. |