South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Sergeant Howard William SMITH - 2nd Battalion (Knowle & Dorridge), Warwickshire Volunteers


Died on Friday 8th November 1918 aged 46

howard william smith


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsWhere Buried
Home Did Not Serve Abroad Knowle Graveyard (Not CWGC)
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
N/A - Did Not Serve Abroad  ~ Hockley Heath Church
    Hockley Heath War Memorial 
Reason for DeathDate and Place Enlisted Knowle Soldiers Chapel
Died of appendicitis & peritonitis Not known Knowle War Memorial 
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or UnitsOther War Memorials  
Birmingham General Hospital  None known  
     

Circumstances of Death

Howard served as a home based Volunteer with the 2nd Knowle and Dorridge Battalion, Warwickshire Volunteers. He did not serve abroad, being too old to do so.

Howard died of Appendicitis & Peritonitis at the Birmingham General Hospital on November 8th 1918.




 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1872 in Yardley (Solihull 6d 546)  
   
Parents NamesAbode
William Joseph and Mary Jane (died 1881) Smith Both deceased
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1872 - Yardley 1883 - School age
1881 - Warwick Road, Yardley 1891 - Pupil Teacher
1891 - 53 Golden Hillock Road, Aston  1901 - Assistant Schoolmaster
1901 - Ashdene, Victoria Road, Yardley 1911 - Schoolmaster at Henley Workhouse
1911 - Union Workhouse, Henley in Arden 1914 - Gentlemans Private Secretary
1914 - Glenthorpe, Earlswood Road, Dorridge