Long Melford Coronation fancy dress competition at the British Legion in Cordell road1953
Smith
There have been members of the Smith family living in Long Melford since the sixteenth century. The following list contains biographies of some of them, supported by photographs and associated family trees.
SMITH, Albert Durwin b1870
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk b1870. Parents: Henry Smith (Horsehair Factory Manager) and Susannah [née Durwin]. Family Connections: Brother to Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Oswald Charles Smith [b1872], Walter Henry Smith [b1874], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877]; also, uncle of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892], Edward Stanley Smith [b1899], Harry Ralph Smith [b1888], Hugh Steed Smith [b1890] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1871, 1881), 19 William Street, Islington, London (1901), 7 Culford Road, Kingsland Road, Hackney, London (1911), 22 Arlington Street, Islington (1939). Occupation: Contractor's Foreman (1901, 1911), Clerk (1939). Married: Sarah Hancox in 1894. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Alfred Egerton b1894
Alfred Egerton Smith b1894
Born: Homerton, London in 1894. Parents: Walter James Smith of Long Melford (Baker) and Lily Moore [née Richardson]. Family Connections: Brother to Frederick Walter James Smith [1892] and nephew of Harry Edward Smith [b1864]. Home: 33 High Street, Hackney, London (1901), 10 Overbury Street, Clapton Park, Hackney (1911) 247 Cadogen Place, Victoria Park, Hackney [1915], 223 Rushmore Road, Clapton Park [1919]. Occupation: Paint Warehouse Packer [1915]. Married: May Lilian Kemsley in 1914. ServiceRecord: Alfred enlisted on 13.1.1915 as Dvr.75625 with the Royal Field Artillery, being posted to the Western Front on 14.7.1915 and transferred on 15.12.1915 to 23rd Divisional Ammunition Column. His unit saw action during the Somme Offensive of 1916 and at the Third Battles of Ypres in 1917. He returned to England in October and was posted again to Flanders in the following September, receiving his discharge in April 1919.
SMITH, Alfred George b1877
Born: Leatherhead, Surrey on 7.2.1877. Parents: Frederick Thomas Smith (Builder) and Alice Maria [née Sillitoe] both of Long Melford. Family Connections: Brother to William Clare Smith [b1871], Charles Henry Smith [b1883], Walter Smith [b1884], Percival Frank Smith [b1891] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: 8 Providence Place, Leatherhead, Surrey (1881), High Street, Leatherhead (1891), Fanfield, Leatherhead (1901), Barnett Wood Road, Leatherhead (1911) to [1962]. Occupation: Bricklayer (1901, 1911), General Store Dealer (1939). Married: Annie Strudwick in 1900. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Arthur b1876
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1876. Parents: Henry Smith (Horsehair Factory Manager) and Susannah [née Durwin]. Family Connections: Brother to Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Oswald Charles Durwin Smith [b1872] Walter Henry Smith [b1874] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877]; also, uncle of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892], Edward Stanley Smith [b1899], Harry Ralph Smith [b1888], Hugh Steed Smith [b1890] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1881), 64 Homerton High Street, Hackney, London (1891), 41 Praed Street, Paddington, London (1911). Occupation: Grocer's Assistant (1891), Assistant Manager (1911). Service Record: Arthur enlisted in 1895 as Pte.4152 with 2nd [Royal Scots Greys] Dragoons, being posted to South Africa from 1899 to 1902, seeing action in the Second Anglo-Boer War and being discharged in 1907. It is not known if Arthur saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found.
SMITH, Arthur George b1863
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1863. Parents: George Smith (Plate Layer for Great Eastern Railway) and Elizabeth [née Younger]. Family Connections: Brother to Frederick C. Smith [b1868], Herbert Charles Smith [b1870] and Harry Smith [b1876]; also, brother-in-law of Thomas Pittock [b1879]. Home: High Street, Long Melford (1871 and 1881), The Green, Long Melford (1901), Rose and Crown Inn, Bridge Street, Long Melford (1911). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1881), Soldier (1901), Publican (1911). Married: Maria from Spain in 1897. Service Record: Recorded as a Sergeant in the Royal Artillery in 1901. It is not known if Arthur saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found.
SMITH, Alfred Oliver b1891
Born: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1891. Parents Alfred Smith of Long Melford (House Painter) and Alice [née Butcher]. Family Connections: Brother to William Stanley Smith [b1887], George Archibald Smith [b1888], Harold Cecil Smith [b1894], Lancelot James Smith [b1897] and Edwin Leonard Smith [b1902]. Home: Clifton Villa, Lavenham Road, Sudbury, Suffolk (1891), Village Street, Toppesfield, Essex (1901), 3 Rifle Hill, Black Notley, Essex (1911). Occupation: Groom (1911). ServiceRecord: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Charles Henry 1884-1952
Born: Leatherhead, Surrey in 1884. Parents: Frederick Thomas Smith (Builder) and Alice Maria [née Sillitoe] both of Long Melford. Family Connections: Brother to William Clare Smith [b1871], Alfred George Smith [b1877], Walter Smith [b1884], Percival Frank Smith [b1891] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (1891, 1901), Middle Road, Leatherhead (1911). Occupation: Bricklayer (1901, 1911). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Mid Surrey 1952.
SMITH, Clifford Cyril 1892-1955
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 26.5.1892. Parents: William Durwin Smith (Assistant Manager at Horsehair Factory) and Laura [née Downey]. Family Connections: Half-brother to Edward Stanley Smith [b1899]; also, nephew of Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Oswald Charles Durwin Smith [b1872], Walter Henry Smith [b1874], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877], and brother-in-law of Arthur Hansford [b1887]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1901 and 1911), 285 Cavendish Road, Balham, Surrey (1939) to [1955]. Occupation: Grocers Assistant (1911) and [1914], Grocer and Provision Dealer and an Air Raid Warden (1939). Married: Edith M. Sparrow in 1919. Service Record: Clifford enlisted on 2.9.1914 as Gnr.3939 with 'A' Battery, LXXXIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, being posted to France from 26.7.1915, as part of 18th [Eastern] Division. In July 1916 he was promoted to Acting Bombardier, seeing action throughout the five months of the Somme Offensive and at Arras the following spring. In May Clifford contracted nephrites while in the trenches, severe enough for him to be hospitalized in England from August to November 1917. The effect on his system was so debilitating that he was issued with a Silver War Badge and discharged on 25.2.1918 as ‘permanently unfit’. Died: Battersea, London on 5.2.1955.
SMITH, Edward Durwin 1877-1926
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1877. Parents: Henry Smith (Horsehair Factory Manager) and Susannah [née Durwin]. Family Connections: Brother to Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Oswald Charles Durwin Smith [b1872] Walter Henry Smith [b1874] and Arthur Smith [b1876]; also, uncle of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892], Edward Stanley Smith [b1899], Harry Ralph Smith [b1888], Hugh Steed Smith [b1890] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1881, 1891), Threadneedle Street, Chelmsford, Essex (1901), Stone and Faggot Inn, Little Yeldham, Essex (1911). Occupation: Brewer's Labourer (1901), Publican (1911). Married: Kate Julia Jeffrey in 1901. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Halstead, Essex in 1926.
SMITH, Edward Stanley 1899-1975
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1899. Parents: William Durwin Smith (Assistant Manager at the Horsehair Factory) and Alice Mary [née Pettitt] [2nd wife]. Family Connections: Half-brother to Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892]; also, nephew of Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Oswald Charles Durwin Smith [b1872], Walter Henry Smith [b1874], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877], and brother-in-law of Arthur Hansford [b1887], Hayward George Miller Bixby [b1897] and Granville Charles Miller Bixby [b1899]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1901 and 1911), Windmill Hill, Long Melford [1975]. Service Record: Edward was a Private in the Long Melford Voluntary Training Corps in 1915. Died: Long Melford, Suffolk on 7.5.1975.
SMITH, Edwin Leonard 1902-1981
Born: Toppesfield, Essex on 15.2.1902. Parents: Alfred Smith of Long Melford (House Painter) and Alice [née Butcher]. Family Connections: Brother to William Stanley Smith [b1887], George Archibald Smith [b1888], Alfred Oliver Smith [b1890], Harold Cecil Smith [b1894] and Lancelot James Smith [b1897]. Home: 3 Rifle Hill, Black Notley, Essex (1911), 68 Argyll Road, Lambeth, London (1939), 8 Magdalene Crescent, Silver End, Witham, Essex [1982]. Occupation: Glazier (1939). Married: Edith May Fox [d1933] in 1926 and Gladys Elsie Jean McLaughlin in 1937. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Silver End, Witham, Essex on 13.12.1981.
SMITH, Frederick 1894-1921
Born: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1894. Parents: William Smith (Maltster) and Eliza [née Underwood]. Family Connections: Brother to William Henry Smith [b1890] and Thomas Curtis Smith [b1905]; also, brother-in-law of Bertie Ranson [b1888]. Home: Shimpling Hall Cottages, Stanstead Road, Shimpling, Suffolk (1901), Chapel Yard, Cavendish, Suffolk (1911), Hall Street, Long Melford [1916], Smaley Lane, Long Melford [1921]. Occupation: Brewer's Carman (1911), Baker [1916], Railway Porter [1921]. Service Record: Frederick was recorded on two separate occasions of being infected with tuberculosis, on 3.1.1916 and again on 29.7.1921. No definitive military record has been found. Died: Long Melford on 28.12.1921.
SMITH, Frederick C. b1868
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1868. Parents: George Smith (Plate Layer for Great Eastern Railway) and Elizabeth [née Younger]. Family Connections: Brother to Arthur George Smith [b1863], Herbert Charles Smith [b1870] and Harry Smith [b1876]; also, brother-in-law of Thomas Pittock [b1879]. Home: High Street, Long Melford (1871 and 1881), Walton Street, Sculcoates, Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire (1911). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1881), Police Constable (1901 and 1911). Married: Mary Louisa Oldman in 1899. Service Record: Frederick enlisted in 1885 as Pte.1384 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, posted to Egypt from 1889 to 1891 and India from 1891 to 1893, being discharged in 1897. It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found.
SMITH, Frederick Durwin b1870
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 20.5.1870. Parents: Henry Smith (Horsehair Factory Manager) and Susannah [née Durwin]. Family Connections: Brother to Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Oswald Charles Smith [b1872], Walter Henry Smith [b1874], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877]; also, uncle of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892], Edward Stanley Smith [b1899], Harry Ralph Smith [b1888], Hugh Steed Smith [b1890] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1871 and 1881), 21 Nelson Terrace, Islington, London [1898], 36 Doctor Street, Walworth, Newington, London (1901), 19 T Block, Peabody Buildings, Duke Street, Lambeth, London (1911). Occupation: Grocer [1886], Salesman [1898], Linoleum Warehouseman (1901 and 1911). Married: Mary Casselle in 1898. Service Record: Frederick enlisted in 1886 as Pte.2589 with 9th [Queen’s Royal] Lancers, being discharged in 1898. It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found.
SMITH, Frederick Walter James 1892-1972
Born: Homerton, London on 28.2.1892. Parents: Walter James Smith of Long Melford (Baker) and Lily Moore [née Richardson]. FamilyConnections: Brother to Alfred Egerton Smith [b1894] and nephew of Harry Edward Smith [b1864]. Home: 33 High Street, Hackney, London (1901), 10 Overbury Street, Clapton Park, Hackney (1911), 72 Normanshire Drive, Chingford, Essex [1972]. Married: Florence Warren in 1918. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Waltham Forest, Essex on 8.4.1972.
SMITH, George Alfred b1874
Born: Plaistow, London in 1874. Parents: George Alfred Smith of Long Melford (Corn Merchant) and Elizabeth [née Barratt]. Family Connections: Brother to Sidney Walter Smith [b1879] and Herbert Charles [b1882]. Home: 315/317 Barking Road, West Ham, London (1881, 1891), 206 High Street, West Ham (1901), 48 Carnarvon Road, Stratford, London (1911). Occupation: Corn Dealer (1901, 1911). Married: Isabel Rebecca Maynard in 1899. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, George Archibald 1888-1979
George Archibald Smith 1888-1979
Born: Sudbury, Suffolk on 1.11.1888. Parents: Alfred Smith of Long Melford (House Painter) and Alice [née Butcher]. Family Connections: Brother to William Stanley Smith [b1887], Alfred Oliver Smith [b1890], Harold Cecil Smith [b1894], Lancelot James Smith [b1897] and Edwin Leonard Smith [b1902]. Home: Clifton Villa, Lavenham Road, Sudbury, Suffolk (1891), Village Street, Toppesfield, Essex (1901), 66 Holmside, Gillingham, Kent (1939). Occupation: Civil Servant (1939). Married: Eva Windsor in 1911. Service Record: George enlisted in 1905 as Spr.14911 with the Royal Engineers, being promoted to Sergeant and later re-numbered as 1851921. He served throughout the First World War and was posted to Singapore from 1913 to July 1916. After the War he was given postings in Malta and again to Singapore before being discharged in 1931. Died: Worthing, Sussex in 1979.
SMITH, George William 1879-1932
Born: Stisted, Essex in 1879. Parents: James Rayner Smith of Long Melford (Miller) and Rachel [née Bush]. Family Connections: Brother to Osgood Smith [b1883]. Home: Braintree Road, Stisted, Essex (1881, 1891), Manchester House, Church Street, Coggeshall, Essex (1911) to [1926], Dornhurst, Abbey Lane, Little Coggeshall, Essex [1927 to 1932]. Occupation: Draper (1911). Married: Winifred Maude Simmons in 1904. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Coggeshall, Essex on 21.1.1932.
SMITH, Harold Cecil 1894-1968
Harold Cecil Smith 1894-1968
Born: Toppesfield, Essex on 15.8.1894. Parents: Alfred Smith of Long Melford (House Painter) and Alice [née Butcher]. FamilyConnections: Brother to William Stanley Smith [b1887], George Archibald Smith [b1888], Alfred Oliver Smith [b1890], Lancelot James Smith [b1897] and Edwin Leonard Smith [b1902]. Home: Village Street, Toppesfield, Essex (1901), 3 Rifle Hill, Black Notley, Essex (1911), 78 Nolla Gardens, Chelmsford, Essex [1968]. Occupation: Iron Casement Fitter (1911). Service Record: Harold’s unit has been identified through the cap badge on his service photograph as The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Without a definitive military record, it has not been possible to identify his home battalion. Died: Chelmsford, Essex on 29.3.1968.
SMITH, Harry b1876
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk 1876. Parents: George Smith (Plate Layer for Great Eastern Railway) and Elizabeth [née Younger]. Family Connections: Brother to Arthur George Smith [b1863] and Herbert Charles Smith [b1870]; also, brother-in-law of Thomas Pittock [b1879]. Home: 44 High Street, Long Melford (1881 to 1911). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1901), Domestic Gardener (1911). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Harry Edward 1864-1901
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1864. Parents: George Smith of Lavenham, Suffolk (Iron Founder's Labourer) and Henrietta [née Bird]. Family Connections: Uncle of Frederick Walter James Smith [b1892] and Alfred Egerton Smith [b1894]. Home: Swan Lane, Long Melford (1871), living with William Hardy (stepfather) at Chase Gate Cottage, Coggeshall, Essex (1881), Halstead, Essex [1885]. Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1881), Labourer [1885]. Married: Emily Kemp in 1887. Service Record: Harry enlisted in 1885 as Pte.1102 with 3rd [Militia] Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died: in 1901.
SMITH, Harry Ralph b1888
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 31.8.1888. Parents: Harry Durwin Smith (Tailor) and Clara Jane [née Richold]. Family Connections: Brother to Hugh Steed Smith [b1890] and Jack Smith [b1892]; also, nephew of Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Oswald Charles Durwin Smith [b1872], Walter Henry Smith [b1874], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877], and cousin of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892] and Edward Stanley Smith [b1899]. Home: The Green, Long Melford (1891), Beaconsfield Road, Walthamstow, Essex (1901), 61 Cambridge Road, Walthamstow (1911), 127 Shepherdess Walk, Shoreditch, London (1939). Occupation: Tailor (1911), London and North-Eastern Goods Checker (1939). Married: Elsie Lesley Maud Green in 1919. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Herbert Charles b1875
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1875. Parents: George Smith (Plate Layer for Great Eastern Railway) and Elizabeth [née Younger]. Family Connections: Brother to Arthur George Smith [b1863], Frederick C. Smith [b1868], and Harry Smith [b1876]; also, brother-in-law of Thomas Pittock [b1879]. Home: High Street, Long Melford (1871), 31 Great Cumberland Mews, Marylebone, London (1891). Occupation: Groom (1891). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Herbert Charles b1882
Born: Plaistow, London in 1882. Parents: George Alfred Smith of Long Melford (Corn Merchant) and Elizabeth [née Barratt]. Family Connections: Brother to George Alfred Smith [b1874] and Sidney Walter Smith [b1879]. Home: 315/317 Barking Road, West Ham, London (1891, 1901). Occupation: Corn Dealer's Assistant (1901). ServiceRecord: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Hugh Steed 1890-1971
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 3.12.1890. Parents: Harry Durwin Smith (Tailor) and Clara Jane [née Richold]. Family Connections: Brother to Brother to Harry Ralph Smith [b1888] and Jack Smith [b1892]; also, nephew of Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Oswald Charles Durwin Smith [b1872], Walter Henry Smith [b1874], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877], and cousin of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892] and Edward Stanley Smith [b1899]. Home: The Green, Long Melford (1891), Beaconsfield Road, Walthamstow, Essex (1901), 2 Gosport Road, Walthamstow (1911), 43 Tomswood Hill, Ilford, Essex (1939). Occupation: Tool Maker (1911), Maker of Screwing Tackle, Taps and Dies (1939). Married: Florence Wheate in 1910. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Redbridge, Essex in 1971.
SMITH, Jack b1892
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 7.7.1892. Parents: Harry Durwin Smith (Tailor) and Clara Jane [née Richold]. Family Connections: Brother to Brother to Harry Ralph Smith [b1888] and Hugh Steed Smith [b1890]; also, nephew of Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Oswald Charles Durwin Smith [b1872], Walter Henry Smith [b1874], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877], and cousin of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892] and Edward Stanley Smith [b1899]. Home: Beaconsfield Road, Walthamstow, Essex (1901), 92 Acacia Road, Walthamstow [1923], 28 Wolsey Avenue, Walthamstow (1939). Occupation: Builder's Handyman (1939). Married: Lilian Tuxworth in 1923. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Jack b1892
Born: Leatherhead, Surrey in 1892. Parents: Frederick Thomas Smith (Builder) and Alice Maria [née Sillitoe] both of Long Melford. Family Connections: Brother to William Clare Smith [b1871], Alfred George Smith [b1877], Charles Henry Smith [b1883], Walter Smith [b1884] and Percival Frank Smith [b1891]. Home: High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (1901), Middle Road, Leatherhead (1911). Occupation: Fishmonger (1911). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, James 1877-1963
Born: Haverhill, Suffolk on 7.12.1877. Parents James Smith (Silkweaver) and Isabella [née Radford] (Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to William Smith [b1873] and Walter Smith [b1875]. Home: 4 Chain Row, Haverhill, Suffolk (1881, 1891), 19 Chainey Pieces, Haverhill (1901), 10 Duddeny Road, Haverhill (1911), 22 North Denes Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (1939). Occupation: Spinner (1891), Municipal Water Carman (1901, 1911), Heavy Goods Driver and ARP Warden (1939). Married: Alice Loveday in 1898. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in 1963.
SMITH, John b1874
Born: Buxhall, Suffolk in 1874. Parents: William Smith (Agricultural Labourer) and Eliza [née Otterwell]. Home: Buxhall, Suffolk (1881 and 1891), High Street, Long Melford (1901), a Servant at Inholmes, Woodlands St Mary, Hungerford, Berkshire (1911). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1891), Servant on Farm (1901), Butler (1911), Stockman and Yardman for George Deeks of High Street Farm [1917]. Service Record: At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in February 1917, John's employer George Deeks applied for exemption on his behalf, which was granted on the condition he joined the Volunteer Training Corps and that a substitute be found to take his place in the Army. It is not known if such a substitute was forthcoming. No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Lambert 1877-1934
Born: Boxford, Suffolk in 1877. Parent: William Smith (Agricultural Labourer) and Eliza [née Smith]. Home: Living with Joseph Smith (uncle) at 3 School Hill Road, Boxford, Suffolk (1881) and at Hill Farm, Housely Tye, Polstead, Suffolk (1891 and 1901), Wood Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk (1911) to [1934]. Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1891), Horseman on Farm (1901), Farm Bailiff (1911), Smallholder working 40 acres [1916]. Married: Ethel Louise Underwood in 1900. Service Record: At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in June 1916 Lambert was granted conditional exemption on the understanding that he joined the Volunteer Training Corps. Died: Sudbury, Suffolk on 14.10.1934.
SMITH, Lancelot James 1897-1985
Born: Toppesfield, Essex on 18.9.1897. Parents Alfred Smith of Long Melford (House Painter) and Alice [née Butcher]. Family Connections: Brother to William Stanley Smith [b1887], George Archibald Smith [b1888], Alfred Oliver Smith [b1890], Harold Cecil Smith [b1894] and Edwin Leonard Smith [b1902]. Home: Village Street, Toppesfield, Essex (1901), 3 Rifle Hill, Black Notley, Essex (1911), 78 Valentine Way, Silver End, Witham, Essex (1939). Occupation: Brass Moulder (1939). Married: Dorothy Emily Smith in 1929. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Braintree, Essex on 14.2.1985.
SMITH, Osgood 1883-1955
Born: Stisted, Essex on 10.3.1883. Parents: James Rayner Smith of Long Melford (Miller) and Rachel [née Bush]. Family Connections: Brother to George William Smith [b1879]. Home: Braintree Road, Stisted, Essex (1891), The Street, Bradwell, Essex (1901), Hall Road, Southminster, Essex (1911), Queen Street, Colchester, Essex (1939). Occupation: Grocer's Assistant (1901), Grocer (1911), Wholesale Confectioner and Tobacconist (1939). Married: Bessie Sarah Hughes in 1910 and Gertrude E. Ansell in 1929. Service Record: Although no definitive military record has been found, Osgood may have enlisted after 1915 as Pte.M/272181 with Army Service Corps. Died: Colchester, Essex in 1955.
SMITH, Oswald Charles 1872-1938
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1872. Parents: Henry Smith (Horsehair Factory Manager) and Susannah [née Durwin]. Family Connections: Brother to Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Walter Henry Smith [b1874], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877]; also, uncle of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892], Edward Stanley Smith [b1899], Harry Ralph Smith [b1888], Hugh Steed Smith [b1890] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1881, 1891), lodging with Mary Ann Durrent [sic] in Hall Street, Long Melford (1901), Hall Street, Long Melford (1911) to [1938]. Occupation: Postman (1891 to 1911). Service Record: Oswald was a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps in 1915. In 1922 he is recorded as Honorary Treasurer of the Long Melford Ex-Service Men’s Club. Died: Long Melford, Suffolk on 15.3.1938.
SMITH, Percival Frank b1891
Born: Leatherhead, Surrey in 1891. Parents: Frederick Thomas Smith (Builder) and Alice Maria [née Sillitoe] both of Long Melford. FamilyConnections: Brother to William Clare Smith [b1871], Alfred George Smith [b1877], Charles Henry Smith [b1883], Walter Smith [b1884] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (1891, 1901), Middle Road, Leatherhead (1911). Occupation: Gardener (1911). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Robert Charles b1890
Born: Ipswich, Suffolk on 2.1.1890. Parents: Robert Smith (Brickmaker) and Hannah [née Palmer]. Family Connections: Brother to Xenophon Henry Smith of Long Melford [b1875] and William Smith [b1873]; also, brother-in-law of William James Newis [b1869]. Home: Caddenham Road, Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire (1891), Coopers Lane, Swaffham Prior (1901), 22 Francis Street, North Woolwich, London [1915], 14 Millfield, Swaffham Prior (1939). Occupation: Labourer [1915] to (1939). Married: Ethel M. Flack in 1919. Service Record: Robert was conscripted on 8.12.1915 as Gnr.300856 with the Royal Garrison Artillery, posted to India on 22.12.1916, initially joining No.79 Company: Bombay as part of 6th [Poona] Division. He was subsequently transferred to No.3 Mountain Battery as part of 4th [Quetta] Division defending the North-West Frontier. He received his discharge in 1919.
SMITH, Sidney Walter b1879
Born: Plaistow, London in 1879. Parents: George Alfred Smith of Long Melford (Corn Merchant) and Elizabeth [née Barratt]. Family Connections: Brother to George Alfred Smith [b1874] and Herbert Charles [b1882]. Home: 315/317 Barking Road, West Ham, London (1881 to 1911). Occupation: Corn Trader's Assistant (1911). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Stanley Percival 1902-1959
Born: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire on 26.9.1902. Parents: William Bigg Smith (Brewer's Traveller) of Long Melford, and Grace Elizabeth [née Gayler]. Family Connections: Brother to William Eric [b1900]. Home: Rose Cottage, Starlings Green, Clavering, Essex [1906], Royal Commercial Travellers' School, Hatch End, Pinner, Middlesex (1911), Rose Cottage, Starlings Green, Clavering, Essex (1939). Occupation: Roadman (1939). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Watford, Hertfordshire in 1959.
SMITH, Thomas ‘Tommy’ Alston 1875-1947
Tommy Alston Smith 1875-1947
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 5.3.1875. Parent: Isabella Smith [Farmer's Daughter]. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of Charles Nunn Jackson [b1887] and Francis Alfred Jackson [b1893]. Home: Living with Frederick Smith (uncle) at Kiln Farm, Long Melford (1881), living with Thomas Smith (grandfather) at Westgate Terrace, Long Melford (1891 and 1901) living with Alfred Bird (stepfather) at Bloom's Hall Farm, Stanstead, Suffolk (1911), Mount Farm, Shimpling, Suffolk (1939), Highlanders Farm, Acton, Suffolk [1947]. Occupation: Grocer's Assistant (1901), Agricultural Labourer (1911), Farmer (1939). Married: Nellie Jackson in 1916. Service Record: Tommy Smith was a member of 2nd [Volunteer] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in 1907 and a bandsman with the Long Melford Silver Band. It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found, however he is included in a commemorative photograph of returning veterans, taken at Melford Hall on 19.7.1919. Died: Acton, Suffolk on 11.7.1947.
SMITH, Thomas Curtis 1905-1982
Born: Sudbury, Suffolk on 11.7.1905. Parents: William Smith (Maltster) and Eliza [née Underwood]. Family Connections: Brother to William Henry Smith [b1890] and Frederick Smith [b1894]; also, brother-in-law of Bertie Ranson [b1888]. Home: Chapel Yard, Cavendish, Suffolk (1911). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Waveney, Suffolk in 1982.
SMITH, Walter b1870 see under BRUNNING
SMITH, Walter 1875-1933
Born: Haverhill, Suffolk in 1875. Parents: James Smith (Silkweaver) and Isabella [née Radford] (Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to William Smith [b1873] and James Smith [b1877]. Home: Chain Row, Haverhill (1881), 23 Crowland Road, Haverhill (1901), 20 Clements Lane, Haverhill (1911), Hall Street, Long Melford [1917], 19 Harp Close Road, Sudbury, Suffolk [1933]. Occupation: Van Driver (1901) to [1917]. Married: Elizabeth Jane Argent of Long Melford in 1898. Service Record: Walter was conscripted on 24.6.1916 as Pte.SE/24869 with the Army Veterinary Corps, posted to France from 28.3.1917 and discharged in March 1919. Died: Sudbury, Suffolk on 4.11.1933.
SMITH, Walter b1884
Born: Leatherhead, Surrey in 1884. Parents: Frederick Thomas Smith (Builder) and Alice Maria [née Sillitoe] both of Long Melford. Family Connections: Brother to William Clare Smith [b1871], Alfred George Smith [b1877], Charles Henry Smith [b1883], Percival Frank Smith [b1891] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (1891, 1901). Occupation: Under Gardener (1901). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Walter Henry b1874
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1874. Parents: Henry Smith (Horsehair Factory Manager) and Susannah [née Durwin]. Family Connections: Brother to Frederick Durwin Smith [b1869], Albert Durwin Smith [b1870], Arthur Smith [b1876] and Edward Durwin Smith [b1877]; also, uncle of Clifford Cyril Smith [b1892], Edward Stanley Smith [b1899], Harry Ralph Smith [b1888], Hugh Steed Smith [b1890] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1881, 1891), 1 Chipping Court, Halstead, Essex (1911). Occupation: Clerk [1895], Bricklayer (1911), Painter [1918]. Service Record: Walter enlisted in 1895 as Tpr.4193 with 2nd Dragoons [Royal Scots Greys], posted to South Africa from 1900 to 1903 and seeing action during the Second Anglo-Boer War, being discharged in 1907. It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found.
SMITH, William b1873
Born: West Stow, Suffolk in 1873. Parents: Robert Smith (Brickmaker) and Hannah [née Palmer]. Family Connections: Brother to Xenophon Henry Smith of Long Melford [b1875] and Robert Charles Smith [b1890]; also, brother-in-law of William James Newis [b1869]. Home: Kelsale, Suffolk (1881). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, William 1873-1940
Born: Haverhill, Suffolk on 27.7.1873. Parents James Smith (Silkweaver) and Isabella [née Radford] (Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to Walter Smith [b1875] and James Smith [b1877]. Home: 4 Chain Row, Haverhill, Suffolk (1881, 1891), 24 Crowland Road, Haverhill (1901), 19 Chainey Pieces, Haverhill (1911), 19 Recreation Road, Haverhill (1939). Occupation: Tailor (1891 to 1911), Retired Tailor (1939). Married: Eliza Poole in 1897. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Haverhill, Suffolk in 1940.
SMITH, William Clare 1871-1941
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 19.8.1871. Parents: Frederick Thomas Smith (Builder) and Alice Maria [née Sillitoe] both of Long Melford. Family Connections: Brother to Alfred George Smith [b1877], Charles Henry Smith [b1883], Walter Smith [b1884], Percival Frank Smith [b1891] and Jack Smith [b1892]. Home: 7 Providence Place, Leatherhead, Surrey (1881), High Street, Leatherhead (1891), 13 Elcho Street, Battersea, London [1892], 32 Barnett Wood Road, Leatherhead (1911) to [1941]. Occupation: Bricklayer's Labourer (1891), Bricklayer (1911), Timber Merchant [1923] to (1939). Married: Emily King in 1892. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Leatherhead, Surrey on 25.9.1941.
SMITH, William Eric 1900-1988
Born: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire on 9.7.1900. Parents: William Bigg Smith (Brewer's Traveller) of Long Melford, and Grace Elizabeth [née Gayler]. Family Connections: Brother to Stanley Percival Smith [b1902]. Home: Portland Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire (1901), Rose Cottage, Starlings Green, Clavering, Essex [1906], Royal Commercial Travellers' School, Hatch End, Pinner, Middlesex (1911). Occupation: Horsekeeper [1920]. Service Record: Although no definitive record has been found, William may have enlisted in March 1920 as Tpr.393953 with 3rd Dragoon Guards [Prince of Wales’s], part of the Royal Tank Corps, receiving his discharge in 1927. Died: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire in 1988.
SMITH, William Henry b1890
Born: Sudbury, Suffolk on 6.10.1890. Parents: William Smith (Maltster) and Eliza [née Underwood]. Family Connections: Brother to Frederick Smith [b1894] and Thomas Curtis Smith [b1905]; also, brother-in-law of Arthur Stephen Brown [b1876], Albert Ernest Brown [b1877], Benjamin Issac Brown [b1885], Audley John Brown [b1890], Basil James Brown [b1894], Bertie Ranson [b1888]. Home: Shimpling Hall Cottages, Shimpling (1901), 2 Station Road, Hayes, Middlesex (1911), Hall Street, Long Melford [1916], 2 Withindale Cottages, Station Road, Long Melford (1939), 6 Rodbridge Hill, Long Melford [1942]. Occupation: Bootmaker and Repairer (1911 to 1939). Married: Ida Elizabeth Brown of Long Melford in 1916. Service Record: At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in March 1916 William applied for time to settle his business matters having been conscripted on 4.2.1916. Temporary exemption was granted for one month. By the time of his marriage three months later he is recorded as a serving soldier although the unit is not recorded.
SMITH, William Stanley b1887
Born: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1887. Parents: Alfred Smith of Long Melford (House Painter) and Alice [née Butcher]. Family Connections: Brother to George Archibald Smith [b1888], Alfred Oliver Smith [b1890], Harold Cecil Smith [b1894], Lancelot James Smith [b1897] and Edwin Leonard Smith [b1902]. Home: Clifton Villa, Lavenham Road, Sudbury, Suffolk (1891), Village Street, Toppesfield, Essex (1901), 50 Florence Road, Stroud Green, London (1911). Occupation: Shop Assistant (1911). Service Record: No definitive military record has been found.
SMITH, Xenophon Henry 1875-1953
Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1875. Parents: Robert Smith (Brickmaker) and Hannah [née Palmer]. Family Connections: Brother to William Smith [b1873] and Robert Charles Smith [b1890]; also, brother-in-law of William James Newis [b1869]. Home: Kelsale, Suffolk (1881),Caddenham Road, Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire (1891), Wherstead Road, Wherstead, Suffolk (1901), 20 Grove Cottages, Henley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk (1911). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1891), Brickmaker (1901), Brickfield Foreman (1911). Married: Annie Eliza Stevens in 1893. Service Record: No definitive military record has been found. Died: Greenwich, London in 1953.
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