New Reninghelst Military Cemetery: Pte. William Smith CEF

[Bob Drummond]

Private William Smith - CWGC Certificate.pd

Edited 29 March , 2022 by Bob Drummond
New user, made mistakes

[Bob Drummond]

8 minutes ago, Bob Drummond said:

Private William Smith - CWGC Certificate.pd

In June 2020, by this photo I discovered my great-uncle William Smith of the 29th Bn CEF who was KIA near Hooge on 8 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel.  Per the attached CWGC certificate, he is buried at the New Reninghelst Military Cemetery, grave I.H.5.  My family and I would be very grateful for a photo of his grave/headstone.  Thank you.

I apologize, as a new user/member, I made quite a mess of this.

Bob Drummond

[Michelle Young]

I can see if my friend will be visiting. Bear with me. 

[Bob Drummond]

23 minutes ago, Michelle Young said:

I can see if my friend will be visiting. Bear with me. 

That's very kind, Michelle, thank you!

PS: obviously got the cemetery name wrong - Reninghelst New Military Cemetery just to set it straight.

Bob

[Michelle Young]

My friend can do, not sure when, will post it here as soon as I receive it. 

[Bob Drummond]

Many thanks to you and to your friend, Michelle.

Bob

[Michelle Young]

Here you are @Bob Drummond, courtesy of my friend Genevra. 

[Bob Drummond]

Dear Michelle,

Words fail to express my gratitude to Genevra and to you.  This photo with the thoughtful cross and poppy means a great deal.  Maybe I'll get there myself, one day.  Thank you.

Bob

[Michelle Young]

[Bob Drummond]

Wow. Thank you, Michelle and Genevra  🙏   🙏

Bob

PS. William's enlistment docs & census info indicate that he was 22 years old when kia, not 19.

[temptage]

On 03/04/2022 at 18:22, Bob Drummond said:

Wow. Thank you, Michelle and Genevra  🙏   🙏

Bob

PS. William's enlistment docs & census info indicate that he was 22 years old when kia, not 19.

If you have absolute proof of his age, contact the CWGC and ask if they could change his age on the headstone. Its quite easily done nowadays.

[Bob Drummond]

Thank you very much.  The birth date on William's enrollment attestation form is one source and I have the census documents thru Ancestry which agree with the attestation info.  I was thinking of contacting CWGC to see if was possible for the headstone to be corrected but have had to attend to other things recently.  With your encouraging note, I will follow-up.

Thanks, again.

Bob

[temptage]

In days gone by, the CWGC would replace the whole headstone, but with technology these days, they are able to cut out a small section of the stone and replace it with a blank stone insert, onto which they engrave the correct details. A lot more cost effective too.