South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Captain Francis Edwin SMITH - 1st Battalion, Cambridge Regiment
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Warwick Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 19 Feb 1915 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick St. Nicholas | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Warwick School |
| Died of Double Pnuemonia | December 1914 in London | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Central Military Hospital, Eastbourne | Pvt 2185 Cameron Highlanders | |
Service History
- 2 Oct 1915 - Commissioned to 2nd Lt (Gazette)
- 15 Mar 1916 - Promoted to Capt (Gazette)
Circumstances of Death
| Francis died of Double Pneumonia on 18 Nov 1918 at the Central Military Hospital in Eastbourne. He had suffered a serious wound in 1915 at Festubert.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1889 in Warwick | 07 Jul 1889 at St. Mary's, Warwick |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph (deceased) and Frances Smith | 14 Wedgnock Green, Cape Road, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick School | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - 22 Bowling Green Street, Warwick | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 22 Bowling Green Street, Warwick | 1907 - Scholar at Warwick School |
| 1901 - 38 Coventry Road, Warwick | 1911 - Student at Cambridge |
| 1911 - 38 Coventry Road, Warwick | 1914 - Articled Clerk |
| 1914 - Compton Terrace, Highbury, London | |
- Member of Warwick School OTC
- Photograph courtesy Warwick School and Warwick War Memorial Project
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography