17550 L/Cpl Smith Myers, 2nd Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
Residing at 126 Brierfield Road at the time of his enlistment in January 1915, Smith originally enlisted, in Burnley, into the 10th Bn Cameronians. Arriving in France on 3 August 1915, he saw action at the Battle of Loos and the Somme before transferring to the 2nd Battalion with which he was killed near Peronne on 24 March 1917. He is now buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery.
24 March 1917
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
