Henry Stewart Gray Smith

Military Information

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  • Rank: Chief Officer
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  • Regiment/Service: S.S. Kendale Castle
  • Unit/Ship: Merchantile Marine
  • Place of Death: Lost at Sea
  • Age at Death: 47
  • Date of Death: 15.09.1918
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  • Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial
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Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
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  • Mother:

    Elizabeth Smith

  • Father:

    William Smith

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Isabella Dick Smith, 42 Provost Rd, Dundee

  • Children:

More about Henry Stewart Gray Smith

S.S. Kendal Castle was a merchant Steamer of 3,885 tons. On 15th September 1918, she was en route from Le Harve to Cardiff when she was torpedoed and sunk By German Submarine UB-103, 4 miles South East of Barry Head, Devon, with the loss of her 18 man Crew.

Henry Stewart Gray Smith   Chief Officer   S.S. Kendale Castle

SMITH—On 15th inst. through enemy action, Henry Stewart Gray Smith, Chief Officer, S.S. Kendale Castle, eldest son of the late William Smith, School Board Officer, and beloved husband of Isabella Gunn, 48 Provost Road, Dundee.

Dundee Peoples Journal 21st September 1918

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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