Name
William Francis Smith
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/03/1915
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Corporal
11000
Worcestershire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star, British War and Victory Medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LE TOURET MEMORIAL
Panel 17 and 18.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
Christ Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Elizabeth TIMSON (formerly SMITH, nee BRADLEY) of Watford and Joseph SMITH; husband of Florence Margaret COLLINS (formerly SMITH, nee MAWBY) of Watford.
His parents married 1878 in the Worcester district.
William was born 5 June 1889 in the Pershore, Worcs, district, and attended St Paul’s School, Worcester, from 17 December 1894 to 22 May 1903. He married 1912 in the Market Harborough, Leics, district; they had one child. He resided in Watford. Florence remarried 1919 in the Watford district to William H COLLINS and died 1944 in the Watford district aged 51.
On the 1891 Census, aged 1 he lived in Worcester, with his parents and six siblings. On the 1901 Census, aged 12 he still lived in Worcester, with his parents and seven siblings. On the 1911 Census, a Private in the Worcestershire Regiment aged 21, he was stationed in Parkhurst, Isle of Wight.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in London; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals, his qualifying date being 5 November 1914, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, William’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
