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| RefNo | PP/WSL/L001211 |
| Short title | Oswald Smith, Wick |
| Full description | Private Oswald Smith, Wick. Oswald Smith (1895-1915) stands with two other soldiers in front of some huts which could be barracks. All three soldiers are wearing their uniform of breeches, jacket, cap, backpack, belt, boots and puttees, and hold guns. Oswald Smith was the son of William Oswald Smith and his wife Fanny, and the sister of Minnie Speller. The family lived in Wick, Littlehampton. He was killed during the First World War at Givenchy, France on 11 February 1915, aged 19. Original loaned by Minnie Speller's grandaughter Leigh Lawson. |
| Date | c1914 |
| Period | World War One |
| Period dates | 4 Aug 1914-11 Nov 1918 |
| Format | Photograph |
| Owner | West Sussex County Council Library Service |
| Subject | First World War |
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| Guns |
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| Place Entry | Code |
| /Littlehampton/West Sussex | NA525 |