William Smith
Place of birth: Exeter, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: 3rd Steward
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist
Service Number: 224098
Joined Hood: 15th April 1920 (Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist)
Left Hood: 8th June 1922 (Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist)
Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.
History of ships served in and ratings held:
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
9th January 1903 | 21st October 1903 | Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
22nd October 1903 | 27th January 1904 | Impregnable | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th January 1904 | 29th April 1904 | Vivid | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
30th April 1904 | 27th September 1904 | Hood | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th September 1904 | 26th October 1904 | Vivid | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
27th October 1904 | 21st December 1904 | Hogue | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
22nd December 1904 | 21st January 1905 | Hogue | Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
22nd January 1905 | 22nd April 1905 | Humber | Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
23rd April 1905 | 19th July 1905 | Glory | Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
20th July 1905 | 24th October 1905 | Hula | Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
25th October 1905 | 25th October 1905 | Hogue | Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
25th October 1905 | 2nd May 1906 | Hogue | Qualified Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
3rd May 1906 | 9th August 1906 | Vivid I | Qualified Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
10th August 1906 | 17th August 1906 | Vivid I | Leading Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
18th August 1906 | 10th July 1907 | Donegal | Leading Signalman | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
11th July 1907 | 4th November 1907 | Donegal | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
5th November 1907 | 13th January 1908 | Donegal | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
14th January 1908 | 24th January 1908 | Theseus | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
25th January 1908 | 1st April 1908 | Vernon | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd April 1908 | 6th April 1908 | Vernon | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
7th April 1908 | 9th May 1908 | Defiance | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
10th May 1908 | 8th March 1909 | Sutlej | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
9th March 1909 | 16th May 1910 | Donegal | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
17th May 1910 | 13th August 1910 | Defiance | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
14th August 1910 | 29th August 1911 | Impregnable | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
30th August 1911 | 4th September 1911 | Defiance | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
5th September 1911 | 18th May 1914 | Cumberland | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
19th May 1914 | 1st August 1914 | Defiance | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd August 1914 | 18th January 1916 | Challenger | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
19th January 1916 | 11th January 1918 | Challenger | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
12th January 1918 | 5th April 1918 | Vivid I | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
6th April 1918 | 16th April 1919 | Defiance | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
17th April 1919 | 30th April 1919 | Fox | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st May 1919 | 29th May 1919 | Fox | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
30th May 1919 | 7th October 1919 | Fox (Borodino) | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
8th October 1919 | 14th April 1920 | Vivid I | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
15th April 1920 | 8th June 1922 | Hood | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th September 1938 | 2nd October 1938 | Drake I I (Mob) | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
31st August 1939 | 2nd January 1945 | Clio | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM363/194 |
3rd January 1945 | Indefinite release | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ADM363/194 |
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Memorials
No known memorials
No known memorials
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea