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| Name - Last Name First | Smith, William Royal (Roy) |
| Birth Date- day/month/year // Parents if known | 22 May 1897 (1896 on attestation documents) |
| Distinctions | Underaged / Brother of Edgar Harold Smith |
| Birth Place | Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England |
| Home Child Sending Organization | Barnardo's |
| Year / Age Arrived in Canada as BHC | 1911 / 14 |
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| War(s) Served USE: WW1 or WW2 | WW1 |
| Regimental Number | 53735 |
| Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age | 29 Oct 1914 / 18 / 17 |
| City of Residence upon Enlistment (include country) | |
| Previous Service | 20th Battery Alymer |
| Place of Enlistment | St.Thomas ON Canada |
| Next of Kin / Relationship / Location | Smith, Harold / Brother / c/o Lorne Shackleton, Belmont, Ontario, Canada (Smith, Edgar Harol) |
| Discharged: Date / Reason | 31 Oct 1917 / Medically Unfit / GSW left shoulder |
| Final Rank / Battalion / Unit | Private / 18th Battalion |
| Killed in Action - Battle / Death Due to Service / Survived | Survived |
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Notes
William Royal Smith in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Record details Name William Royal Smith Registration Date 1897 Quarter of the Year Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Place Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England Volume 9c
Page 486
GRO Index: SMITH, WILLIAM ROYAL (MILLER) GRO Reference: 1897 S Quarter in SHEFFIELD Volume 09C Page 486
Find My Past: Birth: First name(s) William Royal Last name Smith Birth quarter 3 Birth year 1897 Mother's maiden name Miller District Sheffield County Yorkshire Country England Volume 9C Page 486 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Births Collections from Great Britain, England
Find My Past: 1911 Census for England and Wales
First name(s) William Royal Last name Smith Sex Male Birth year 1898 Age 13 Age as transcribed 13 Relationship to head Inmate Birth place Yorks Sheffield Birth place as transcribed Yorks Sheffield Institution description Dr Barnardo's Orphan Home Institution name Dr Barnardo's Orphan Home Full address 49 High Street Clapham SW, Wandsworth Borough, London & Surrey, England Address 49 High Street Clapham Sw House number 49 Street High Street Parish Wandsworth Borough County London, Surrey Country England Registration district Wandsworth Registration district number 26 Sub-district Clapham Sub-district number 4 Enumeration district number 36 Archive series RG14 Piece number 2285 Schedule 1 Census reference RG14PN2285 RD26 SD4 ED36 SN1 RG 78 piece number 77 Other household member first name(s) - Other household member last name - Record set 1911 Census For England & Wales Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England
Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963 Name Wm Royal Smith Birth 4 May 1897 Sheffield, England Arrival 21 Sep 1943 Detroit, Michigan, USA
William Roy Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name William Roy Smith Gender Male Race White Birth Date 22 May 1897 Birth Place Sheffield Yo, United Kingdom Father John Smith Mother Emily Miller SSN 379268362
