Smith, Charles
| Birth Name | Smith, Charles |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 69 years, 8 months, 3 days |
Narrative
Personal Details & Vital Statistics
Full Name: Charles Smith
Birth Date: 29 March 1885 (recorded on top margin of Army attestation sheet; age 31 years 3 months at March 1917 enlistment)
Birthplace: Shepherd's Bush / Fulham, London
Trade / Occupation: Carman (drives heavy horse-drawn or motor transport for goods delivery)
Marriage & Next of Kin
Spouse: Elizabeth Snelling (recorded on civil and parish records as Lydia Snelling)
Status at Marriage: Spinster
Marriage Date: 12 July 1908
Marriage Location: All Saints Church, South Acton (Brentford Registration District)
Children
May Elizabeth Smith (Liz) — born 9 November 1908 in Hammersmith
Jenny Louise Smith — born 22 March 1910 in Hammersmith
Charles William Smith — born 12 September 1915 in Wandsworth
Maisie Lillian Smith — born ~1921 in Hammersmith
Military Service (World War I)
Branch / Regiment: Labour Corps (107th Company / 13th Labour Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment)
Regimental Number: 90402
Enlistment Date: 19 March 1917 (at West London recruiting board / White City)
Medal Entitlement: British War Medal and Victory Medal (acknowledged receipt on 7 January 1921)
Physical Description (Medical Board, July 1916 / March 1917):
Height: 5 ft 6.5 in
Weight: 125 lbs
Chest: 37.5 in (expansion 3.5 in)
Vaccination Marks: 5 on left arm (from infancy)
Distinctive Marks: Scar on right neck, hammer second toe on left foot
Known Residential Addresses (Chronological)
45 Gayford Road, Shepherd's Bush (recorded at enlistment, March 1917)
47 Gayford Road, Shepherd's Bush (postal packet delivery address, 1917)
24 Cobbold Road, Shepherd's Bush / Hammersmith (primary next-of-kin address on Army papers)
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1885-03-29 | Fulham, Middlesex, England | ||
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| Military Service | 1917-03-19 | |||
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Event Note
19 March 1917 — Official Enlistment & Attestation: |
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| Military Service | 1919-06-00 | |||
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Event Note
19 March 1917 to June 1919 — Active Home/Overseas Service:
7 January 1921 — Medal Issue & Receipt: |
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| Military ID | 1919-06-00 | Enlistment Unit: 13th Labour Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment Primary Unit: 107th Company, Labour Corps Service Number: 90402 (formerly 38559) Theatre / Role: Manual logistics, transport support, and road/infrastructure maintenance (aligning with his civilian occupation as a Carman) | ||
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| Death | 1954-12-00 | Hammersmith, Middlesex, England | ||
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| _MTTAG | @T16@ | |||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Smith, Charles C | |||
| Mother | Spencer, Mary M | |||
| Smith, Charles | 1885-03-29 | 1954-12-00 |
Families
Family of Smith, Charles and Snelling, Lydia Elizabeth |
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| Married | Wife | Snelling, Lydia Elizabeth ( * 1882-01-00 + 1957-12-00 ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Smith, Mary Elizabeth (Liz) | 1908-11-09 | 1985-04-10 |
| Smith, Jenny (Jinnie) Louise | 1910-03-22 | 1985-07-00 |
| Smith, Ellen Caroline | 1913-04-07 | 1913-08-00 |
| Smith, Charles William | 1915-09-12 | 1978-03-00 |
| Smith, May (Maisie) Lillian | 1921-05-31 | 2005-07-22 |
