The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W Smith

Private William SMITH, L/10539, 6th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after 3rd July 1916.

5th July 1896, born Ponders End, Middlesex, son of Edward Charles Smith, 16, Southfield Road, Ponder's End, Middlesex.

Enlisted Tottenham, Middlesex, age 18, height 5ft 8¾ inches, weight 112lbs, fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, scar right knee, right eye, mole on chest. Resided 18 Angel Road, Edmonton, Middlesex. Formerly fitter.

Next of Kin (grandmother) - Mrs Jane Acutt, Brick Cottages, Ferling Road, Witham, Essex / Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire / 24 Queens Margarets Grove, Mildmay Park, Islington

Home, 10th September 1914 to 29th September 1915; BEF, 30th September 1915 to 24th November 1915; Home, 25th November 1915 to 7th March 1916; BEF, 8th March 1916 to 3rd July 1916.

10th September 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th October 1914, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 30th September 1915, posted BEF & 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th November 1915, transferred to England, trench feet; 26th November 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 26th November 1915 to 11th January 1916, Christchurch Hospital, Hampshire, trench feet; 21st January 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th March 1916, posted BEF & 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th March 1916, embarked; 20th March 1916, joined 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, In the Field; 3rd July 1916, posted missing.

24th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, Edward C Smith, 16, Southfield Road, Ponder's End; Mother, dead; Brothers - Edward age 24,?????? ??????, Kidwelly, Camarathen, Wales; Henry, age 18, ?????? ??????, Kidwelly, Camarathen, Wales; John, age 16, ?????? ??????, Kidwelly, Camarathen, Wales; Sisters - Ethel Jane Smith, age 22, 81 Mildmay Grove, Mildmay Park, Islington; Florence, age 17, ?????? ??????, Kidwelly, Camarathen, Wales; Nelly, age 14, 16, Southfield Road, Ponder's End; Grandparents - Mrs Jane Acutt, age 67, Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire; William Acutt, age 74, Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

1920 March, Edmonton Registration District, Edward C Smith married Jessie K Arnold.

1924 September / 1925 June, Edmonton Registration District, Edward C Smith died age 53 / 60.

1926 March, Edmonton Registration District, Jessie K Smith, married Thomas J Bonner.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, France.

This page was last updated on 13-Mar-2022.