WORLD WAR I

Bingham War Memorial

	William Hill Smith	Signaller	born 1893
Roll of Honour	Listed on Roll of Honour as RNVR. We can find no other record of his naval service.	Not on AVL register

	Signaller William Hill Smith
1893	Daybrook, Nottingham
Census 1901	Lived in Fairfield Street, Bingham with: Father: Frederick b. 1868 Wheathampstead, Herts. Mother: Fanny (neé Hill), b.1868 Tetford, Lincs Siblings: Cecil b. 1896 Bingham Norman, b. 1899 Bingham	Railway signalman
Census 1911	Living in Fairfield Street, Bingham with: Father: Charles Frederick Smith Mother: Elizabeth Fanny Siblings: Charles Cecil (d 1947 Bingham Cemetery) Norman Wallace Olive Mary, b. 1903	Butcher’s boy Railway signalman Fishmonger’s boy School and grocer’s errand boy	Norman served with South Staffordshire reg’t.
1914 Free BMD	William married Flora G Turner at Grantham Dec quarter 1914 Children: Rita AT, Jun qtr 1915 Bingham Ralph T, Dec qtr 1916, Bingham Owen T, Mar qtr 1920, Bingham Audrey t, Mar qtr 1923 Alma T, Jun qtr 1925
Electoral register	1921-1930: William Hill Smith living in Fairfield Street with Flora Gertrude, and others. 1931 Flora not on list		Cannot find bmd information
1939 register	Living on Kirkhill: William Hill Smith (widower) Rita Amanda Turner Brown, b 9 Mar 1915, married Ralph Turner Smith, b. 13 Nov 1916, single Owen Turner Smith, 26 Jan 1920, single Alma Turner Smith (later Cussans),11 Apr 1925, single William Ibbotson (b 1882)(s)	Constructural Engineer Scrap metal buyer Unpaid domestic duties Foreman Asbestos Sheeters Asbestos sheeter Stationer’s assistant Navvy – public works contractors	Presumably a lodger