William Smith

1897 - 1973  (75 years)

• Name	William Smith
  Born	20 May 1897	Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232374768
  Military	WW2 - RAF
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-348431
  Died	15 Jan 1973	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I348431	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Mabel Gwendoline "Mabe" Cook,   b. 15 Mar 1897, Swansea, , Glamorgan, Wales ,   d. 9 Jun 1978, Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1920	Swansea, , Glamorgan, Wales
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F300841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SMITH, William - Of 370 Hamilton St., Preston Cambridge, on Jan. 15, 1973, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, in his 75th year; born in Birmingham, England; came to Preston 25 years ago from south Wales; he was a retired machinist; member of St. John's Anglican Church; a veteran of the First World War; served with the RAF in the Second World War; member of the Preston Legion. Survived by his wife, the former Mabel Cook; three sons, William G. of Napanee, Philip and Robert of Ottawa; one brother in Birmingham, England; nine grandchildren. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Preston Cambridge, where the family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon and evening. Funeral service from the funeral home Thursday at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Jan 16, 1973 Page 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . In Loving Memory/ William Smith/ 1897 - 1973.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 May 1897 - Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England Married - 22 Jul 1920 - Swansea, , Glamorgan, Wales Died - 15 Jan 1973 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth