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Record #16852
Name :
: Hector Gordon Albert SMITH (1894 - 1916)
  aka : Private Smith


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Nov 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 22 Sep 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Guildford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Mar 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Canada

Placement Family
: Pickard
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Hector Gordon Albert Smith.

Surrey, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912
Name: Hector Gordon Albert Smith
Baptism Date: 21 Jan 1895
Archive Provided Parish: Guildford, St Nicolas
Parish as it Appears: Guildford, St Nicolas
Father: Albert Smith
Mother: Beatrice Smith
Reference Number: GUN/2/3

1901 English Census records place Harriett Beatrice Harding Smith in the household of her Father, Hector Harding in Guildford, Surrey, England. Also in residence were Harriett's children Hector G (6), Ruby L (4) and Edith M (11 months).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SMITH
Given Name: H
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Canada
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-03-20
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1903-03-28
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also Film C-4715
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-496
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Hector Smith as a single male born Nov 1895 in Wicklow Parish, Florenceville, New Brunswick as an adopted son to the family of Mary Pickard.

Attestation papers were signed 23 Sep 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec. Hector Gordon Albert Smith was born 6 Nov 1894 in Guildford, Surrey, England. His Next of Kin was his sister, Minnie Harding of Box 38 Gen Dely Moose Jaw. His occupation as a labourer. 5'6 1/2" in height with hazel eyes and fair hair, he had 4 vaccination scars on his left upper arm. Several scars on his right knee and shin, and a small scar on the side of the back of his neck. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he died at Number 44 Casualty Clearing Station. Hector was buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Somme,
Picardie, France. Plot: IV. D. 25.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56578524 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-24 13:04:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-25 13:10:07 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10922 BENHAM, Edgar1890ENG,    , Guildford Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
10167 EDE, Leonard Ernest1897ENG,    , Guildford Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10078 FRICKER, Charles Henry1893ENG, SRY, Guildford Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos shellyb  
23856 HEBBURN, Ellen1875ENG, SRY, Guildford Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
23855 HEBBURN, Rose1869ENG, SRY, Guildford Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
12334 HENNEN, Frederick G P1895ENG,    , Guildford Mar 1910 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
14800 MONK, Fanny1871ENG, SRY, Guildford Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
13817 PINDER, Douglas James1910ENG, SRY, Guildford Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
14966 SHIRES, Walter 1873ENG, SRY, Guildford Jun 1885 : Lake WWnnipeg CAN Middlemore  
16852 SMITH, Hector Gordon Albert1894ENG,    , Guildford Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos