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Dr. Leonard Stanley Smith

Dr. Leonard Stanley Smith

Male 1891 - 1917  (26 years)

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  • Name Leonard Stanley Smith 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 17 Aug 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [2
    • LEONARD STANLEY SMITH Aug. 17, 1891 Nov. 26, 1917
      Sergeant, Canadian Army Dental Corps.
      Son of the late David Smith; b. Galt; ed. Galt P.N. and c.1.; R. College Dental Surgeons 1912- 16, D.D.S.; C.O.T.C.
      In October 1916 he enlisted in the Army Dental Corps, with the rank of Sergeant, and served first at liarriefield Camp and Kingston. Going overseas in November 1916. he served in hospitals at !Listings, Shorncliffe and Seaford. After a year's service in England he died from diphtheria at Warrington.

      Honour Roll '96 "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.

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      Smith, Stanley S. Sargeant. Belonged to the Canadian Army Dental Corps. Educated at Galt Collegiate Institute. Killed.

      Kitchener Public Library '96 Soldier Information Card Collection '96 World War One
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    Occupation 1915  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Dentist 
    Residence 1916  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-60836 
    Died 26 Nov 1917  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: diptheria 
    Buried Warrington Cemetery, Warrington, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I60836  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father David Smith,   b. 20 Aug 1852, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Kirby,   b. 12 Oct 1856, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1953  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 18 Aug 1888  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F15915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-4 Page 1.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Leonard Stanley Smith Birth Date: 17 Aug 1891 Birth Location: Galt, Ontario Residence: Toronto, Canada Relative: Mrs Mary Smith Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 442

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Leonard Stanley Smith Date of Birth:17 Aug 1891 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: David Smith Mother's name:May E Thirby

    4. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [N] In/ memory of/ Sergt Leonard Stanley/ SMITH D.D.S./ son of/ David & Mary SMITH/ died on active service in Eng./ Nov. 26, 1917/ aged 26 years/ Interment at Warrington, England/

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      David Smith (baker of Galt) b. Aberdeenshire Scold Age: 35 born abt 1853 father: George Smith mother: Christina Smith married Mary Elizth Kirby (b. Wellington Co.) Age:: 31 born abt 1857 b. Wellington father: Leonard Kirby mother: Eliza Kirby married 8 Aug 1888 Marriage Place: Wellington, Guelph

    6. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 41.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Aug 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dentist - 1915 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: diptheria - 26 Nov 1917 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Warrington Cemetery, Warrington, , Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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