Wilfred Seymour Eardley Smith

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

10215

Unit at enlistment:

3rd Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Greater London

Birth city:

London, Richmond Upon Thames, Twickenham

Next of kin address:

St. George's, Bermuda

Trade or calling:

Clerk

Employer:

Bank of Montreal

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX August 13, 1914

Joins Machine Gun Corps

Mr. Wilfred Seymour Smith, formerly ledger-keeper at the bank of Montreal has passed the qualifying medical examination and has been accepted as a volunteer for the special machine gun corps of the Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto. Mr. Smith is the son of the late Major Smith who was with the Imperial forces stationed at Bermuda and the local volunteer saw a number of years of active service in Bermuda. He is now awaiting further orders from Ottawa and it is expected that the corps will be asked to report at Quebec within a few days.