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Humphrey Hugh Smith

RNR. British

Born   1876
Died  26 Sep 1940(64)


Decorations

 DSO

Roster information listed for Humphrey Hugh Smith


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
Manchester BrigadeSteam merchantVice Admiral (Commodore Second Class)26 Sep 1940 (+)U-137 (1)

Personal information

Son of Hugh Colin and Constance Maria Josepha Smith (nee Adeane); husband of Jean Ellis Hugh Smith (nee Mackintosh), of Radnage, Buckinghamshire. Also served in the First World War. Author of "A Yellow Admiral Remembers" and "An Admiral Never Forgets". His body was recovered and buried in Bunbeg, Ireland.

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