Born: 1872, Bradford
Died: 31 October 1914
Buried:
Address: 4 Victoria Street, Eccleshill
Parents: John & Ellen, nee Burgess
Spouse: Emma, nee Parker
Siblings: 7
Occupation: basket maker
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: St Luke’s, Eccleshill; Mein Gate Memorial
Children: Stanley Parker, died 1911
Regiment: Royal West Surrey
Samuel Frederick Smith
Samuel Frederick Smith was born
in 1872, the second ofeight children
of John and Ellen, nee Burgess.
By 1891 the family were living at
40 Leamington Street,
Manningham. At 19 years of age
Samuel like his father was working
as a basket maker.
Samuel married Emma Parker on
the 26th of January 1895 at St Peter
Parish Church. He was 23 years of
age, a basket maker living at 36
Leamington Street, Manningham.
Emma was 24 years of age, a
dressmaker living at 33 Greenfield
View, Bradford and the daughter of
Arthur Parker, a gardener.
They came to live at 16 Dartmouth
Terrace where their son Stanley
Parker Smith was born on the 2th
July 1895. Samuel was still
working as a skip maker.
They later moved to Eccleshill to
live at 72 Charnwood Road. In
1911 Emma and Stanley were
living at 4 Victoria Street.
Samuel was not living at this
address and given the date of his
death very early in the war it is
likely that he was already in the
Regular Army.
His son Stanley died in June 1911
aged 15 years and was buried on
the 10th of June at St Luke,
Eccleshill.
Samuel became Private L/6911 in
the 1st Battalion of the Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment).
His Regiment was part of the
British Expeditionary Force which
landed in Le Havre on the 13th of
August 1914 and was involved in
the Battle of Mons on the 23rd of
August, the battle of Marne 7th to
10th of September, the Battle of
Aisne 12th to 15th of September
and in the defence of Antwerp.
The 1st Division was moved to
Flanders in defence of the line and
Samuel was involved in the Battles
of Ypres and on the 31st of October
1914, during the Battle of
Gheluvelt, he was pronounce
missing presumed dead. He was 42
years of age.
He is remembered on the Ypres
Menin Gate Memorial.
Samuel left his effects to his widow
Emma who received £5.7.7d on the
25th May 1916 and a War Gratuity
of £3.0.0d on the 9th of December
1919.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
