Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Leysdown (St. Clement) Churchyard | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Lothrop Lewis de Berniere Smith was born at Regent's Park, London on 24 August 1893, the son of American parents, Johnson Mallett de Berniere Smith, who was born at New Orleans in March 1856, and Margaret Zoe Smith, who was born in New York in November 1852.Education & Career :
Educated at Charterhouse and Magdalen College, Oxford.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6th Battalion The Rifle Brigade |
| Action : Accident |
Accidents were a minor factor in the casualty list. Our definition is deaths resulting from activities that were not directly associated with 'active service'. We have excluded Naval Accidents which are seperately identified because of their numbers and impact. Many accidents involved the aviators, operating at the the limits of technology.
Detail :
Having then been released for light duties at Sheerness, he was killed in a motor cycle accident in September 1916, when he sustained a fractured skull after colliding with a taxi cab. He was buried at Leysdown (St. Clement) Church on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent;
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Apollo University No. 357 E.C. | Oxfordshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
- | - | - |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley