In memory of

Private

Jacob Cyrus Smith

who died on 6 Mar 1945

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit South Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number H65154
  Date of death 19450306
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  H65154 Private (South Saskatchewan Regiment) (Jacob) Cyrus Smith (b.1914) of Melfort was KIA 19450306 at Xanten Approach during operations to clear the west bank of the Rhine and is buried at Groesbeek Canadian war cemetery near Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was the son of Edmund Cyrus and Marion Smith who homesteaded SE 18-43-20-W2 west of Pathlow. Cyrus farmed, had a fur ranch south of Melfort and was a driver mechanic when he enlisted at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1941, leaving a wife Aline.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 428 - Star City
  Cemetery or memorial location Groesbeek Canadian war cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands    

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  Honour roll location(s) RM Pleasant Valley
Melfort
  Geo-memorial Smith Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 58.45°N / 102.3667°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64L8
  Geo-memorial details East of Wollaston Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19141114
  Place of birth Melfort    
  Date of enlistment 19410527
  Place of enlistment Winnipeg, Manitoba    
  Residence on enlistment Melfort    
  Occupation farmer
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