Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4176107

Reference: WO372/18

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

UPP: GBM/MCI/4180111

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7179501

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/219582

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8666192

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: BMD/B/1889/3/AZ/000522/188

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8666195

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: GBC/1891/0004804307

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8666198

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: GBC/1901/0003880276

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8666199

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/03212/0251/4

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8666201

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0000672

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8906458

Name: The National Archives: WO 400/275

Title: Household Cavalry service records 1799-1920 - WO 400

Description: 107 Frank William Smith

Connected by: David114

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo400%2f275%2f010995
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ID: 8908360

Name: ISBN: 0954490304

Reference: The National Archives

Title: Harvey, G W: The Household Battalion in the First World War 1916-1918

Description: Battalion history of the Household Battalion, also incorporating the memoirs of Troopers Walter Sydney Harvey and Harold Juggins, the diary of Trooper John Darley, and the letters of Trooper Sam Goodman

Connected by: David114

Additional: covers the history of his battalion

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ID: 8908847

Name: Red Cross Society - Work of the Surrey Divisions

Title: Surrey Mirror, 11 April 1916

Description: W F Smith is listed as Quartermaster of No 35 Surrey (Reigate) detachment

Connected by: David114

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Additional: Other references confirm the connection between the W F Smith named in the article and the man in the Household Battalion

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ID: 8908849

Name: St Mark's Memorial Calvary - Touching ceremony at Reigate

Title: Surrey Mirror, 27 November 1917

Description: Corpl William Frank Smith is among the names on the new memorial

Connected by: David114

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ID: 8908856

Name: Ward Hospital, Reigate Hill

Title: Lost hospitals of London

Description: Brief details of hospital where Smith worked before joining up

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URL: http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/wardhospital.html
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ID: 8908860

Name: Corpl W F Smith, Reigate, Killed (page 2)

Title: Surrey Mirror, 29 May 1917

Description: Obituary, with photo. Describes his Red Cross connections before joining up and mentions bellringing and singing in a church choir

Connected by: David114

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000335%2f19170529%2f043
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ID: 8909158

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: BMD/B/1887/3/AZ/000522/353

Additional: Sister's birth

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8909432

Name: The council's sympathy (page 5)

Title: Surrey Mirror, 29 June 1917

Description: Brief piece listing those to whose families the Town Clerk has recently been instructed to send condolences include the family of Ambulance-Instructor W F Smith

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ID: 8909451

Name: Reigate & Redhill - Presentations (page 2)

Title: Surrey Mirror, 16 February 1915

Description: Article describing presentations to two key members of the Reigate Male Detachment, British Red Cross on 10 February, the medical officer, Dr Pegg, who received a solid silver ash tray, and the Quartermaster W F Smith, who received an eight-day clock in an oak case.

Connected by: David114

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ID: 8909505

Name: 7566/1/2 Reigate, St Mark, Baptism Register, page 96

Title: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912, Surrey History Centre/ancestry.co.uk

Description: Baptism of William Frank Smith, 1 September 1889 at Reigate, St Mark. Child of Frank and Clementina Smith of Nutley Lane, Reigate. Frank's occupation is given as Carter.

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/4772/40815_1831109333_1808-00052/2946880?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dSurreyBaptisms%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3dwilliam%2520frank%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dsmith%26gsln_x%3d0%26msbdy%3d1889%26msmng%3dclementina%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3dhrf&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 8909514

Name: 7566/1/2, Reigate, St Mark, Baptism Register, page 87

Title: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912, Surrey History Centre/ancestry.co.uk

Description: Baptism of Dorothy Clementina Smith on 3 July 1887 at Reigate, St Mark. Daughter of Frank and Clementina Smith of Nutley Lane. Frank's occupation is given as farm labourer.

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/4772/40815_1831109333_1808-00047/2946809?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dSurreyBaptisms%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsfn%3ddorothy%2520clementina%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dsmith%26gsln_x%3d0%26msbdy%3d1887%26msmng%3dclementina%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3dhrf&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Sister's baptism

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ID: 8909517

Name: 7566/1/2, Reigate, St Mark, Baptism Register, page 104

Title: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912, Surrey History Centre/ancestry.co.uk

Description: Baptism of Arthur Christian Smith on 13 December 1891 at Reigate, St Mark. Son of Frank and Clementina Smith of 44 Nutley Lane. Frank's occupation is given as a labourer.

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/4772/40815_1831109333_1808-00056/2946945?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dSurreyBaptisms%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsfn%3darthur%2520christian%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dsmith%26gsln_x%3d0%26msbdy%3d1891%26msmng%3dclementina%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3dhrf&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Baptism of brother Arthur Christian

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ID: 8909519

Name: P49/1/28, Reigate, St Mary, Burial Register, page 141

Title: Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1987, Surrey History Centre/ancestry.co.uk

Description: Burial of Arthur Smith, age 2 on 21 February 1894 at Reigate, St Mary. Resident of Nutley Lane

Connected by: David114

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/browse/view.aspx?dbid=4786&iid=40761_308572-00346&pid=43990&ssrc=&fn=Arthur&ln=Smith&st=g
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Additional: Burial of brother Arthur

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ID: 8909524

Name: 7566/1/5 Reigate, St Philip, Baptism Reigster, page 71

Title: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912, Surrey History Centre/ancestry.co.uk

Description: Baptism of Charles Henry Smith on 18 November 1894 at Reigate, St Philip. Son of Frank and Clementina Smith of 30 York Road. Frank's occupation is given as labourer.

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/4772/40815_1831101883_1091-00039/2715906?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dSurreyBaptisms%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsfn%3dcharles%2520henry%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dsmith%26gsln_x%3d0%26msbdy%3d1894%26msmng%3dclementina%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3dhrf&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Baptism of brother Charles Henry

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ID: 8910368

Name: Reigate, St Mary, Baptism Register, page 276

Title: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912, Surrey History Centre/ancestry.co.uk

Description: Baptism of Arnold John Victor Smith, born 26 September 1907, baptised 10 November 1907 at Reigate, St Mary. Son of Frank and Clementine [sic] Smith of Nutley Lane. Frank's occupation is given as bricklayer.

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/4772/40761_308570-00671/8066791?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dSurreyBaptisms%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3darnold%2520john%2520victor%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dsmith%26gsln_x%3d0%26msbdy%3d1907%26msbpn__ftp%3dreigate%26msmng%3dclementina%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3dhrf&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Baptism of brother Arnold John Victor

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ID: 8910371

Name: CC802/23/5 1912

Title: Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1962, Surrey History Centre/ancestry.co.uk

Description: William Frank Smith was a registered voter in 1912 in the Reigate constituency. He is shown as a lodger at 77 Nutley lane, paying 13s a week to his landlady Mrs C Smith of the same address [presumably his mother]

Connected by: David114

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ID: 8910374

Name: 6909/1/3, Reigate, St Mary, Marrige Register, page 105

Title: Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Surrey History Centre/ancestry.co.uk

Description: Marriage of Dorothy Clementina Smith (25) to William Robert Prangnell (25, policeman) on 6 July 1912 at Reigate, St Mary, Surrey, England.

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/4779/40815_1831109333_1814-00060/7963923?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dSurreyMarriages%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3ddorothy%2520clementina%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dsmith%26gsln_x%3d0%26msgdy%3d1912%26msgpn__ftp%3dReigate%252C%2520Surrey%252C%2520England%26msgpn%3d87777%26msgpn_PInfo%3d8-%257C0%257C0%257C3257%257C3251%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C5286%257C87777%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3dhrf&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Sister's wedding

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ID: 8910378

Name: Soldiers' Effects; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record No Ranges: 473501-475000; Ref: 268

Title: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, National Army Museum/ancestry.co.uk

Description: William Frank Smith, died 6 May 1917 in France. Acting Corporal No 107, Household Battalion. Payments to his mother, sole legatee.

Connected by: David114

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=60506&iid=42511_6117462_0098-00178&fn=William+Frank&ln=Smith&st=d&ssrc=&pid=304624
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ID: 8910384

Name: BT 27, Corinthic, departing London 2 August 1912

Title: Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960, The National Archives/FindMyPast

Description: William Prangnell (25, constable) departing 2 August 1912, from London, for Hobart, Australia. Travelling on Corinthic of Shaw Savill & Albion Co, Ltd. Travelling with Mrs Prangnell (26).

Connected by: David114

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=tna%2fbt27%2f0771000078%2f00502
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Additional: Sister and her husband emigrating to Australia

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ID: 8911411

Title: William Frank Smith in uniform

Description: Taken before his transfer from the Royal Horse Guards to the Household Battalion, published with his obituary in the Surrey Mirror

Connected by: David114

Source information

ID: 8911423

Name: Saint George In The East, Register of marriages, P93/GEO, Item 064, page 256

Title: London, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-192, London Metropolitan Archives/ancestry.co.uk

Description: Marriage of Frank Smith (23, farm labourer) and Clementina Trumble (21) on 20 November 1886 at St George in the East. Son of John Smith and daughter of John Thomas Trumble. Frank Smith made his mark in the register, rather than signing

Connected by: David114

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1623&iid=31280_194837-00408&fn=Frank&ln=Smith&st=d&ssrc=&pid=2174798
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Additional: Parents' marriage

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ID: 8914141

Name: The Ringing World, 3 March 1916, p104

Reference: DVD of digitised editions by the Library Committee of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers

Title: Miscellaneous performances - Reigate

Description: Various members of the Reigate Society rang various touches on 17 February as a farewell to W Smith on his joining the army. Smith himself does not seem to have been ringing.

Connected by: David114

Source information

ID: 8914150

Name: The Ringing World, 28 July 1911, p311

Reference: DVD of digitised editions by the Library Committee of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers

Title: A trip to Bucks

Description: W Smith is named among the Reigate ringers take part in a ringing trip to Hughenden and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.

Connected by: David114

Source information

ID: 8914163

Name: The Bell News, 8 December 1909, p524 (700)

Reference: DVD of digitised editions by the Library Committee of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers

Title: Reigate, Surrey

Description: Reigate, Surrey. The Sussex County Association. On Saturday, November 27, 1909, in Three Hours and Five Minutes, at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, A peal of grandsire caters, 5040 Changes. Tenor 20 cwt. Edward Dewey (Treble), Henry F Ewins (2), Albert Harman (3), William Argent* (4), George W Walder (5), Arthur Holman (6), *William F Smith (7), Henry A Hoad (9), *William Lynch (Tenor). Composed by John Wright, and Conducted by Henry A Hoad. *Proposed members of the Association previous to starting. Rang as a wedding compliment to C. S. Hoad, a brother string, who was married that day.

Connected by: David114

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ID: 8914166

Name: The Bell News, 4 April 1908, p55 (73)

Reference: DVD of digitised editions by the Library Committee of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers

Title: Reigate, Surrey - The Reigate Society

Description: Reigate, Surrey — the Reigate Society On Saturday, March 21, 1908, in Three Hours and Thirteen Minutes, at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, A peal of Grandsire Caters, 5003 Changes. Tenor 20 cwt. J William Pooley (treble), Arthur Holman (2), George W Walder† (3), George F Hoad (4), Henry F Ewins (6), *Albert Cottrell (6), *William F Smith (7), Thomas Sparks (8), Henry Reeves (9), Henry A Hoad (Tenor) Composed by John P. Bradley, and Conducted by Henry Reeves. *First peal. †First peal on ten bells.

Connected by: David114

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ID: 8914346

Name: The Bell News, 28 March 1908, p46 (60)

Reference: DVD of digitised editions by the Library Committee of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers

Title: Reigate

Description: Reigate — On Sunday, for service at the parish church, 378 of Grandsire Triples. E. Dewey, C. S. Hoad, G. Walder, H. Jordon, W. Smith, H. Reeves, G. F . Hoad conductor, H. Bennett. 521 of Grandsire Caters. J. W. Pooley, H. A. Hoad, G. Walder, . T . Hoad, T . Brown, C. S. Hoad, W. Smith, T . Sparks, G. F. Hoad conductor, H. Reeves. And recently for practice, 224 of Bob Major. E. Dewey, F. T . Hoad, C. S. Hoad, H. A. Hoad, A. Holman, H. Ewins, G. F. Hoad, H. Rees conductor.

Connected by: David114

Source information

ID: 8914352

Name: The Bell News, 28 November 1908, p466 (620)

Reference: DVD of digitised editions by the Library Committee of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers

Title: Reigate (Surrey)

Description: Reigate (Surrey) — On Monday, November 16th, for practice at the parish church, a quarter-peal of Grandsire Triples in 44 mins. J. W. Pooley, H. A. Hoad, E. Dewey, A. Cotterell conductor, G. W. Walder, W. F. Smith, G. F. Hoad, H. Bennett.

Connected by: David114

Source information

ID: 8916865

Name: History of St Mark's Church War Memorial

Title: Website of St Mark's, Reigate

Description: Describes the history of the war memorial from its erection in 1917, while the war still continued

Connected by: David114

URL: http://www.stmarksreigate.co.uk/about-us/history/history-of-st-marks-church-war-memorial/
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ID: 8919458

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: BMD/B/1891/4/AZ/000515/263

Additional: Birth of brother, Arthur Christian

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8919459

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: BMD/D/1894/1/AZ/000358/213

Additional: death of brother, Arthur Christian

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8919460

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: BMD/B/1894/4/AZ/000526/233

Additional: Birth of brother, Charles Henry

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8919467

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: David114

UPP: GBC/1901/0003043735

Additional: Employer's house/Smith's place of work

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8921604

Name: Charles Henry Smith was brother of William Frank Smith

Title: Lives profile of Charles Henry Smith

Description: Profile contains useful references such as Charles Henry's 1939 Register entry which gives his date of birth

Connected by: David114

URL: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4088990
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ID: 9646854

Name: Profile page on Halfmuffled website

Title: William Frank Smith †

Description: Any new evidence found after Lives closes to new data will be added to this profile page

Connected by: David114

URL: https://halfmuffled.wordpress.com/the-towers-and-men/g-w/reigate-st-mary-magdalene/william-frank-smith-%E2%80%A0/
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