BORN HULL, 12/10/1880. SON OF GEORGE HENRY SMELT (1850-1924) & MARY ALICE (CLARK), OF 10, KINGSTON AVENUE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS)
MARRIED 1901. HUSBAND OF MARY ANN FISK & 5 CHILDREN, AT 25, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS A DOCK DREDGEMAN. HE HAD FIVE CHILDREN
SERVED AS A DECK HAND, ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. DISCHARGED ON 16 APRIL 1919 WITH CRONIC BRONCHITIS AND INFLUENZA. DIED ON 26/03/1921, AGED 40. BURIED IN A CWGC GRAVE, AT HULL HEDON ROAD CEMETERY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION READS, “EVER IN THOUGHT”
First name:
FREDERICK
Regiment:
Military Number:
DA 10885
Rank:
Deck Hand
Date Died
26/03/1921
Place died:
Hull (Hedon Road) Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
40
