Name
George Raymond Smith
Born
1897-06-29
Birth Place
Occupation
Grain miller
Religion
Roman Catholic
Died
1943-02-03
Death Place
Malton Airport, Peel County, ON
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
3130565
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-01-04
Drafted
Yes
Wounded Date
1918-10-01
Wounds
Multiple machine gunshot wounds both hips and legs
Wounded Where
France (in field)
Discharge Date
1919-04-19
Discharge Cause
Medically unfit
Notes
George was the son of Clarence & Maggie Smith, and husband to Mildred. He was drafted into the 1st Depot Battalion and served in France with the 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry. In October of 1918 he was reported missing and wounded, but was then found and sent to hospital with machine gun bullet wounds to his hips and legs. He was subsequently discharged due to his injuries. Location at Walkerton Cemetery: Plot # 918 Section W18Sources & Links
- (a) Bruce Remembers Feedback - Walkerton Legion list - March 2021;- (b) George Raymond, Ontario death registration 030370 (1943), Malton Airport, Peel County, ON; ancestry.ca;
- (c) “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001; (d) Also see an Obituary in the Walkerton Herald-Times, February 11, 1943.
- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, March 27, 1919
