Archibald Smith
| Rank | Private S/8682 | |
| Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Black Watch, 2nd Battalion | |
| Military Service | 1915 Arrived in France 20th July, probably as part of a draft for the 2nd Battalion Black Watch. This battalion was part of the 21st (Bareilly) Brigade, 7th (Meerut) division and arrived from India in October 1914. On the 25th September the battalion took part in the first day of the Battle of Loos at which poison gas (chlorine) was used by the British for the first time and some men in the battalion were caught by it. | |
| Born | c1893 Barony, Glasgow | |
| Death | 25th September 1915 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in action. Nothing else known. | |
| Age | 22 | |
| Memorial | Loos Memorial, Panel 78 to 83. | |
| CWGC Information | Son of John Smith, of 48, North Portland St., Glasgow; husband of Annie McDonald Smith. | |
| Parents | John and Annie Smith | |
| Father's Occupation | Not known | |
| Siblings | James | |
| Spouse | Annie McDonald Smith | |
| Education | Not known | |
| Occupation | Not known | |
| 1901 Census | Not found | |
| 1911 Census | Not found | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Quartus Lair not known | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk) Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org Friends of DundeeCity Archives – http://www.fdca.org.uk/Loos01.html The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/ Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com | |
Gallery
Archibald Smith - Quartus Glasgow Necropolis
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
