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| Name - Last Name First | Smith, Percy |
| Birth Date- day/month/year // Parents if known | 14 OCT 1895 |
| Distinctions | |
| Birth Place | England |
| Home Child Sending Organization | Charles Young - Havlock Farms |
| Year / Age Arrived in Canada as BHC | 1911 / 17 |
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| War(s) Served USE: WW1 or WW2 | WW1 |
| Regimental Number | 675954 |
| Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age | 17 May 1916 |
| City of Residence upon Enlistment (include country) | Havlock Farms, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada |
| Previous Service | 4th Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, 6 mos |
| Place of Enlistment | Woodstock, Ontario, Canada |
| Next of Kin / Relationship / Location | Robinson, Mrs / Mother / St. Camdon Town, London, England |
| Discharged: Date / Reason | 2 Oct 1918 / Medically Unfit / GSW Left arm amputation |
| Final Rank / Battalion / Unit | Served with the 18th / Private / 168th Battalion |
| Killed in Action - Battle / Death Due to Service / Survived | Survived |
| Date of Death/ location / Cause | 22 JUN 1985 in the Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada |
| Age at Death | 91 |
| Place of Burial | Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada |
Notes
Mother: Anne CRESSWELL 1851–1916 BIRTH 15 OCT 1851 • Clarendon Place, Somerstown DEATH 26 AUG 1916 • Gt.College St. Pancras
Father: Henry Walter SMITH 1852–1900 BIRTH 04 JAN 1852 • 12 Ogle Mews, Marylebone
DEATH 13 JUL 1900 • 43 Stibbington St, Pancreas
Mother's second marriage:England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
View imageView record Record details Name David Edward Robertson Registration Year 1901 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district Pancras Inferred County London Volume 1b Page 213 (Mrs. Robinson
In May of 1916 when Percy enlisted, his mother was still living. She died that August.
Percy is found in the Canadian 1911 census living on the Havlock Farm with H. G. Benfield who was the manager of the Farm.
In the war, he claimed to have accidentally shot himself in the left arm. " “I was cleaning my rifle and forgot I had it loaded.
I do not know how it went off as I do not remember touching the trigger.”
1931 Census of Canada
View imageView record Record details Name Percy Smith Gender Male Nationality Canadian Racial Origin English Marital Status Married Age 37 Estimated Birth Year abt 1894 Birth Place England Immigration Date 1910 Residence Date 1931 Street Address 14 Christie St Residence Township 14-6 Home in 1931 London, Ontario, Canada Relation to Head Head Father Birth Place England Mother Birth Place England Can Speak English Yes Can Speak French No Language Spoken as Mother Tongue English Religion Pentecostal Can Read and Write W Occupation Painter Department Industry House Painter Class of Worker Wage or salary worker Income 1000 At Work on June 1st 1931 Yes House Number 154 Family Number 156 Section 1 Range Mar Meridian Nittion Municipality City of London Enumeration District London Sub-District Number 0017 Home Ownership O Value of House 2100 Class of House Single House Materials of Construction Wood Number of Rooms 6 Owned Radio No Household members Name Age Percy Smith 37 Christina Smith 34 Albert Smith 7 Shirley Smith 4
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