The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Lance Corporal C H Smith

Lance Corporal Charles Henry SMITH, G/953, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed as, 30th July 1916.

Born Lower Sydenham, Kent, son of Charles & Elizabeth Smith, of 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham, London.

1911 Census - 6, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham, London - Charles Smith, head, age 41, married, bricklayers labourer, worker, born Kent; Elizabeth Smith, wife, age 38, married 21 years, 9 children, 7 still alive, born Kent; Charles Henry Smith, son, age 14, worker, born Kent; Daisy Susan Smith, daughter, age 12, born Kent; Clara Sophia Smith, daughter, age 10, born Kent; Hannah Smith, daughter, age 8, born Kent; Alice Eva Smith, daughter, age 5, born Kent.

Enlisted Bromley, Kent, age 19 years & 10 months, height 5ft 4 inches, weight 115lbs, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, scar right side of neck. Resided 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham, London. Formerly fitter.

Separation Allowance, 1/11 a week, Allotment of Pay 3/6 a week, payable to mother.

Home, 3rd September 1914 to 21st April 1915; BEF, 22nd April 1915 to 30th July 1916.

3rd September 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th September 1914, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th March 1915, Finchampstead?, overstaying his pass from 9.30pm till 6.10pm 15th inst, when on Active Service, 3 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 2 days pay; 31st March 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd April 1915, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 23rd April 1915, 5 Infantry Base Depot; 25th April 1915, joined Battalion "B" Company, In the Field; 7th September 1915, 15 Field Ambulance, NYD fever, to 5 Divisional Rest Station; 15th September 1915, rejoined Battalion, "B" Company, In the Field; 23rd July 1916, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 30th July 1916, posted missing believed killed.

3rd July 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, Charles Smith, 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham; Mother, Elizabeth Smith, 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham; Brothers - none; Sisters - Elizabeth Craddock, age 25, 9 Sydenham Road / King Edward Road; Lavinia Smith, age 23, 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham; Susannah Smith, age 20, 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham; Clara Sophia Smith, age 18, 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham; Hannah Smith, age 16, 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham; Alice Eva Smith, age 13, 11, Miall Road, Lower Sydenham.

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

This page was last updated on 16-Feb-2022.