The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private A Smith

Private Albert SMITH, G/17019, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 11th May 1917.

19th September 1881, born Thorpe, Surrey, son of Herbert & Mary Anne Smith.

*27th August 1904, Windsor, married Elizabeth Dalby, spinster, 32 Rusham Road, Egham, Surrey.

* from Service Rcords, cannot find marriage, See 1911 Census where wife is shown as Ellen Smith nee Bryant. Cannot trace a Bryant / Smith marriage.

27th August 1904, from Index of Marriages, Ellen Bryant married either William Gigg or Felix William Hampton.

Children - Emily Agnes Dolly Smith, born 25th August 1902, Egham; Albert Henry Smith, born 26th December 1904, Egham; Alice Lily Smith, born 9th August 1906, Egham; Alfred George Smith, born 25th November 1909, Egham; #Leonard Sidney Smith, born 9th December 1911, Egham. # shows mothers maiden name as Bryant.

1911 Census - 32 Rusham Road, Egham, Surrey - Albert Smith, head, age 29, married, house painter, worker, born Thorpe, Surrey; Ellen Smith, wife, age 31, married 6 years, 4 children, all still alive, born Egham, Surrey; Emily Smith, daughter, age 8, born Egham, Surrey; Albert Smith, son, age 6, born Egham, Surrey; Alice Smith, daughter, age 4, born Egham, Surrey; Alfred Smith, son, age 1, born Egham, Surrey; Joseph Bryant, father in law, age 62, married, bricklayer, worker, born Egham, Surrey; Jane Bryant, mother in law, age 57, married 36 years, 12 children, 9 still alive, born Egham, Surrey; Frederick Bryant, brother in law, age 27, single, groom, worker, born Egham, Surrey; Albert Bryant, brother in law, age 17, single, born Egham, Surrey.

Enlisted Egham, Surrey, age 34 years & 7 months, height 5ft 6 inches, weight 140lbs, fresh complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair, opthalmic examination required. Resided 32 Rusham Road, Egham. Formerly painter.

Separation Allowance 29/6 a week, Allotment of Pay 3/6 a week, payable to wife.

Home, 30th May 1916 to 17th October 1916; BEF, 18th October 1916 to 11th May 1917.

30th May 1916, enlisted; 31st may 1916, to Army Reserve; 29th July 1916, mobilized; 29th July 1916, Medical Board Guildford, confirmed by Opthalmic Surgeon, Category "A"; 31st July 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 19th October 1916, embarked / disembarked; 5th November 1916, joined Battalion, "A" Company, In the Field.

26th November 1917, pension of 31/3 a week awarded to widow and five children.

31st May 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, Elizabeth Smith, 32 Rusham Road, Egham; Children - Emily Agnes Smith, 25th August 1902, 32 Rusham Road, Egham; Albert Henry Smith, 26th December 1904, 32 Rusham Road, Egham; Alice Lily Smith, 9th August 1906, 32 Rusham Road, Egham; Alfred George Smith, 25th November 1909, 32 Rusham Road, Egham; Leonard Sidney Smith, 9th December 1911, 32 Rusham Road, Egham.

Commemorated at Arras Memorial, Bay 7, France. / Egham War Memorial.

This page was last updated on 11-Feb-2022.