Roll of Honour

Roll of Honour

Smith, Charles Theodore

Rank: 2nd Lieutenant

Regiment: 3rd Dragoon Guards

Biography: Son of Charles Smith, merchant; born Aberdeen, 6 August 1883; educated Aberdeen Grammar School; matriculated in Agriculture, 1900. After spending a short time in the Agricultural Department he obtained a commission in the 3rd Dragoon Guards with whom he served in the South African War. On the conclusion of that war he served in the African Mounted Police. He rejoined the 3rd Dragoon Guards in September 1914 and proceeded to France in November of the same year. He died, 22 May 1915, from wounds received at Loos in the preceding month.

Date of Death: 22 May 1915

Burial Details: Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Plot 2, Row B, Grave 48.

Publication: Roll of Service, edited by Mabel Desborough Allardyce. Published 1921.


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