Name
George Smith
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
02/03/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
1st Class Petty Officer
307246
Royal Navy
H.M. Submarine. "H5."
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
29
United Kingdom
UK & Other Memorials
Letchworth Town Memorial
Church of St Nicholas Memorial, Norton
Church of St Nicholas Lychgate, Norton
Wartime Service
Reported in Citizen as in submarine C35. RoH says died in submarine H5. Sunk while on patrol eight miles off Caernarfon, H5 had been rammed by British Cargo Ship SS Rutherglen 2nd March 1918 thinking it was a U-Boat. H5 was struck in front of its Conning
Additional Information
PLEASE NOTE: The information given here assumes that the report of George serving on the submarine H5 is correct. He is included in service at Norton for those fallen, reported in Citizen died at sea.
Acknowledgments
Dan Hill, Ellen Barnes, Jonty Wild
