Sidney George SMITH [1883-1944]
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Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2013-01-05 22:00
Sex:
Male
Status:
Deceased
Connections:
- Sidney George SMITH [1883-1944] spouse of Annie Florence SMITH (née WILSON) [1881-1944]
- Sidney George SMITH [1883-1944] parent of Norman Leonard SMITH [1923-2001]
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Death 20th July 1944
Death 20th July 1944
Captain Sidney George Smith M.B.E., D.C.M., Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, died 20th July 1944, commerorated at Stanley Military Cemetery 1.A. 27. Age 61 years (birth c.1883) but buried at Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Birth: Gillingham, Kent, England, UK 21st June 1883
Source: UK British Army List year 1922 Rank: Superintending Clerk Royal Engineers
Baptised: New Brompton, Kent, England, UK 15th July 1883
1891 Britrish Census: Address Brompton, St Mary Magdalene (Gilingham), Kent, England 7 year old scholar, son to Anna Green
1901: Single, Lance Corporal Royal Engineers D Company Alberts Army Record
Married: Annie Florence Wilson, Christ Church, Belfast, Ireland 1904
Ireland Census 1911: Address 13 Lorne Terrace, Usher's Quay, Dublin, Ireland; married, aged 27 years, husband to Annie Smith (aged 27 years), married circa 1905, can read and write, Sergeant Royal Engineers, religion: Church of England
16th August 1914-21st May 1919 B.E.F. France
Rank: W.O.1 Royal Engineers; Regiement Number 990. Awarded: MBE DCM British War Medal, 1914 Star Victory Medal and LS and GC Medal
Awarded Silver Medal for distinguished conduct in the field 24th June 1916 BEF France London Gazette
Source: UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
Discharged from Army 28th March 1933, living at 13 Ho Tung Mansions , Hankow Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong employed with Messrs Ruttonjee, Queen's Road, HK
POW Japnanese Index Card: This states his birthday as 10th June 1883; Father's name as Sydney and Mother's name as Georgina and destination of report: Mrs A.F. Smith, Fung Fai Terrace, Village Road, Hong Kong and his rank as Captain of H.K.V.D.C.. Also scribbled in is 'Pyloric Ulcer'