Captain Smith joined the 24th Kent Regiment as Private and was promoted from rank to rank until at the outbreak of the was he was Major.

He went overseas with the 1st Canadian Contingent in Sept. 1914, proceeding to France Feb. 5, 1915 with the 1st Infantry Battalion.

He was gazetted Major in March 1915, serving with undaunted courage for which he mentioned several times in official dispatches, until June 15, 1915, when he paid the supreme sacrifice for King and country.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources	Chatham Daily Planet (16-11-1914), Commonwealth War Grave Commission, Chatham Daily Planet (28-11-1914), Chatham Daily Planet (30-11-1914), Chatham Daily Planet (28-12-1914), Chatham Daily Planet (24-09-1919), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919), Victor Lauriston - Romantic Kent - The Story of a County 1626-1952, Centennial Chatham 1895-1995 - John Rhodes
Supplemental Information	Wife: Mrs. Edith May Smith, Chatham Son: Roderick Lorne

Height	5'8"
Eye Colour	blue
Age	30
Complexion	fair
Hair	brown
Race	white
Birthplace	Chatham ON
Religion	Prebysterian
Last Place of Employment	Standard Reliance Loan and Mortgage Company, Chatham
Marital Status	marriedd
When Enlisted	Aug. 1914
Where Enlisted	Chatham ON

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