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A hand-written letter from a Forces Chaplain dated 12 September 1915 describing William's army in-service death and burial at sea.
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Harbour in the island of Lemnos, on our way to England with the wounded and Mr. Smith was buried at sea at noon on the same day as that in which he passed away (Aug 26th) in the Aegean, latitude 37.12 North and longitude 24.38 East. I took the service.
With my sincere sympathy and my regret at the loss of so good a man, and praying that God will comfort you.
Yours faithfully,
Alan D Johnson
Chaplain to the Forces
Church of England.
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Owner of original
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Jonathan Stormont
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File name
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documents/tree-01-I2245 -SMITH-william-alexander-death-letter/1915-09-12-SMITH-william-alexander-death-letter-p5.html
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File Size
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0.73 KB
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Media ID
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1054
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Dimensions
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n/a
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Folio version
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v15.0.0.38 (B241216-032904)
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Linked to
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William Alexander Ivory Smith
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Thrale history
