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Charles Henry Smith. The Kings Royal Rifles(?) B:1879-1880 England D: 1919 Balmain? Australia. Married Florence Blackford.

Charles Henry Smith. The Kings Royal Rifles(?) B:1879-1880 England D: 1919 Balmain? Australia. Married Florence Blackford.

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 6:37AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Smith, Winkleman, Blackford.
Can anyone please help me find my Great-Grandfathers Military Service records?

He was in the Boer War 1889-1902, my dad thinks he served with The Kings Royal Rifles.

Charles Henry Smith, born in England 1879-1880 and died in Australia (NSW) 1919. His father was Henry Smith and mother Sophie Emma Smith (nee Winkleman). He married Florence Blackford in 1905 and they had 6 children whilst in England and then my GF was born in Australia in 1919. He must have immigrated between 1912-1919, not sure as I can't find this record either. He died when my GF was about 6 months old (in Balmain?). It is thought that he died of Gastroenteritis. His son, my GF is still alive, he is 97, and I know he would love to hear more about his dad. It's such a pity that my family didn't start to search earlier, but better late than never I guess!

Feel free to contact me anytime: kellievanstratum@hotmail.com

Any help or leads would be really appreciated! Thanks - Kellie.

Re: Charles Henry Smith. The Kings Royal Rifles(?) B:1879-1880 England D: 1919 Balmain? Australia. Married Florence Blackford.

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 9:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 21 Jun 2015 10:17PM GMT
What year was Florence born,...which surviving children, if any, traveled to Australia with them, and what were their names, and in what years were they born. ?

Was there ever any family mention of your great grandfather Charles Henry Smith, born in England, 1879-1880, ever having served in the British forces during WW1. ?

Because if he was still in Britain during WW1 he certainly would have done so, unless he was medically exempt or was engaged in war production work.

If he didn't serve in the British forces in WW1 that suggests that he "might" have emigrated pre WW1.

Is anything known about his place of birth. ?

You state that Charles Henry Smith died in new South Wales in Australia in 1919.

You also state, rather speculatively, which suggests that you haven't seen his death certificate, that he may have died in Balmain, which is a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, and you think, presumably from family memories, that he may have died from gastroenteritis.

In 1919 there were 4 death registration for deaths which occurred in New South Wales, for people who had the surname of Smith and the first forename of Charles.

Only one of them was registered in the Balmain Registration District, and that is also the only one of the 4 in which the deceased father was called Henry.

First name(s) Charles ( no additional forenames listed )
Last name Smith
Birth year ( not listed )
Death year 1919
Registration year 1919
Age at death ( not listed )
Registration district Balmain North
State New South Wales
Father's first name(s) Henry
Mother's first name(s) ( not listed )
Registration number 14795

https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/...

http://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-death-certif...

http://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/order-family-histo...
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