| Surname: | Smethurst |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Private |
| Army Number: | 5779499 |
| Notes: | CMP. VP. Enlisted in the Royal Norfolk Regiment, 20/5/41 transferred to CMP. 14/9/41 Died. He was born and resided in Manchester. Born 1/8/1891. 14/9/1941, Died, Home. Inscription on gravestone: Not just today but every day we remember, Loving Wife and Family. His son John Worsley Smethurst, 851232 Gunner, 1 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was killed on 14/9/40, age 31 years. He is buried at El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt in plot XII. C. 16. Casualty List 659, Home, Died result of accident, 14/9/41.7/9/49 He was awarded the War Medal. Address:- 24 Houghton Street, Pendlebury, Nr. Manchester, Lancs. John Smethurst. |
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| Date of Death: | Sept. 14, 1941 |
| Company: | UNKNOWN |
| CWGC Link: | 2699547 |
| Cemetery: | PENDELBURY (ST JOHN) CHURCHYARD, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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