BORN BEVERLEY, 1888. SON OF TOM SMITH (1850-1912) & MRS ELIZABETH ELVIDGE (1853-1924), OF 145, KELDGATE, BEVERLEY. HE HAD SEVEN BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WAS A POLICEMAN, SERVING THE EAST RIDING CONSTABULARY
HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, FRED SMITH, 8197, 1ST SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS, WAS KILLED IN PERSIA, ON 15/06/1916, AGED 28.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE AMARA MEMORIAL, IRAQ. ALSO RECORDED ON THE EAST RIDING POLICE PLAQUE AT ST MARY’S CHURCH, HENGATE, BEVERLEY (OUT OF THE TWENTY POLICEMEN RECORDED AS KILLED IN WW1, TEN SERVED WITH THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS).
NOTE: HIS BROTHER TOM SMITH WAS ALSO KILLED IN THE WAR. HE WORKED AS A VALET, DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 10.5 INCHES TALL, 37 INCH CHEST. ENLISTED BEVERLEY, ON 21/10/1914. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 2611, YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AND 201768, ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS. HE SERVED AS AN OFFICER’S BATMAN ON THE HOME FRONT HEAD QUARTERS. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 20/02/1918. WOUNDED ON 23/03/1918 AND RETURNED HOME. RETURNED TO FRANCE, ON 14/06/1918. KILLED 01/08/1918, AGED 22. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE BEVERLEY WAR MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GARDENS. BURIED A RAPERIE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLEMONTOIRET, AISNE, FRANCE.
