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Record #16852

Name :: : Hector Gordon Albert SMITH (1894 - 1916)
aka : Private Smith
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 6 Nov 1894
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
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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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3033	ABBOTT, Frederick	1893	ENG, SRY, Kingston Upon Thames	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
3165	ADAM, Charles	1899	ENG,	Mar 1913 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
23725	ADAMS, Lilian	1887	ENG,	Nov 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
22768	ADAMSON, Jeanie	1891	ENG,	Sep 1905 : Canada	CAN	Louisa Birt
17047	ADCOCK, William	1892	ENG, NTT, Rolleston	Oct 1907 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
9832	ADKINS, Proctor Selby	1894	ENG,	Mar 1910 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
6798	AINSLIE, Daisy Ann	1890	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26133	ALDRIDGE, B	1895	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26134	ALDRIDGE, H	1894	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26031	ALEXANDER, Henry	1894	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26030	ALEXANDER, T	1895	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26007	ALLAN, M	1886	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
13096	ALLEN, Ernest John	1894	WAL, GLA, Pontypridd	Aug 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
2735	ALLEN, Harry Edward	1898	ENG, LAN	Jul 1908 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
9112	ALLISON, John Henry	1897	ENG, KEN, Sidcup	Mar 1910 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home	soutsc
11504	ALLPORT, William Thomas	1907	ENG, , Shrewsbury	May 1923 : Canada		Waifs & Strays	ynaught
22783	ANDERSON, Francis L	1909	ENG,	Jun 1923 : Canada	CAN	Waifs & Strays
17075	ANDRES, J.	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
13834	ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi	1891	WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
9233	ANTWIS, Sidney Walter John	1893	WAL, PEM, Pembroke Dock	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
8614	ARGENT, Joseph	1892	ENG, YKS, Sheffield	Mar 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home	Lyn 8
26029	ASHBY, W E	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
23814	ASHDOWN, W	1887	ENG,	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
9732	ASHMORE, Amelia	1895	ENG,	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
23821	ASHMORE, Mary E	1897	ENG,	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
23836	ATKINS, Alice M	1897	ENG,	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
16734	ATKINSON, Robert	1889	ENG, WES, Kendal	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
5501	BABB, Frederick	1896	ENG, SOM, Axbridge	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26109	BAKER, A G	1887	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26183	BAKER, Albert	1892	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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