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Record #23349

Name :: : William Henry SMITH (1896 - 1917)
aka : Private Smith
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 28 Apr 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 27 Aug 1917

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London

Cheswick

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 8 Aug 1908
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned as most likely for Private William Henry Smith. Listed on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in the Great War.

1901 English Census records for Rosina Mary Palmer and William Albert Smith place the family in Acton, Middlesex, England. In residence is 4 year old son William Henry born about 1897 in Chiswick, Middlesex, England. Sister, Elnora Maud Ethel Smith (2) was also in residence. William Albert was a Carpenter and Joiner by occupation.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SMITH
Given Name: William Henry
Age: 12
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-07-30
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-08-08
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Peterborough and Toronto, Ontario
Comments: 118 boys to Toronto and 101 girls to Peterborough
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4759
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 English Census records for Rosina Mary 'Rose' Palmer and William Albert Smith place the family at 2 Caroline Terrace in Hammersmith, London, England. In residence were children Nellie (17) and Reginald (15). William Albert was a Carpenter by occupation.

Attestation papers were signed for William Henry Smith on 26 Jul 1915 in Toronto, Ontario. He was born 28 Apr 1896 in Cheswick, London, England. His occupation was listed as labourer. His Next of Kin was listed as his Mother, Rose Smith of 42 Cunnington Street, Chriswick, London. 5'8" in height with brown hair and brown eyes, he had 2 scars on his right knee. His religion was listed as Baptist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that he was previously reported as dangerously wounded and then had died of wounds at Casualty Clearing Station. His mother's name and address, as above, are listed as his Next of Kin. He was buried in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery Extension, Noeux-les-Mines, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. A. 23.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial states that William was the son of William A. and Rosina M. Smith, of 42, Cunnington St., Acton Green, Chiswick, London, England.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56147391

ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-25 10:42:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-25 10:42:53 /

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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
3023	ABBOTT, Charles	1884	ENG, ESS, Messing	Apr 1900 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3160	ABSOLOM, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3107	ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James	1893	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3142	ACKROYD, John Edward	1886	ENG,	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3153	ACTON, Alice	1889	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3154	ACTON, Ellen	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22827	ADAMS, C R	1885	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26477	ADAMS, Charles W R	1887	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23730	ADAMS, Eliza	1887	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5602	ADAMS, Gladys	1898	ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
23726	ADAMS, Isabel	1888	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3278	ADAMS, Robert Henry	1888	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
23732	ADAMS, Thomas G	1901	ENG,	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10890	ADAMSON, George	1893	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9834	ADBY, Ethel Caroline	1893	ENG, BKM, Wycombe	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8817	ADCOCK, Lily	1896	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9830	ADKINS, Theodora Margaret	1897	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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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