Robert Matthew Smith
(1896-1918)
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Robert Matthew Smith
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Private Robert Matthew Smith, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Canopic
Gravestone, Private Robert Matthew Smith, Meuse-Argonnne American Cemetery, Lorraine, France
Robert Matthew Smith
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 4/22/1896
Birth: 4/22/1896
Address: South Euclid, Ohio
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Teamster at R. Aikens, South Euclid, OH
Appearance: Height short, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair light
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/24/1918; Rank Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/24/1918; Rank Private
Service Number: 2658438
Deployment: 7/21/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Canopic
Action:
Death: October 27, 1918 [2 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 22 at Clery-le-Grand, Meuse, Lorraine, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 27, 1918 [2 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 22 at Clery-le-Grand, Meuse, Lorraine, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: remains disinterred and reburied twice at Meuse-Argonnne American Cemetery, Lorraine, France, with the final burial on 5/12/1919 in Plot E Row 1 Grave 13
Burial: remains disinterred and reburied twice at Meuse-Argonnne American Cemetery, Lorraine, France, with the final burial on 5/12/1919 in Plot E Row 1 Grave 13
Next of Kin: George P. Smith, brother, 2300 100th St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: George P. Smith, brother, 2300 100th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Research impeded by the prevalence of first and last names.
Father: George P. Smith (1867-?), born England, emigrated ~1870, occupation Quarryman per 1900 Census; Mother: Mary Smith (1864-?), born Ireland, emigrated ~1881, had 5 children of whom 5 were surviving in 1900; Siblings: George Smith (1890-?); Frank Smith (1892-?);Henry Smith (1894-?); Etta Smith (1898-?). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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