Basic Details
Surname
Russell-Smith
Forenames
H F
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Hugh Francis
Served or died
Died
Notes
All extra details are based on information supplied by the College Archivist (see Additional Information). This included the following biographical details: '(1906) Born 11 August 1887, 1 Aubert Park, Highbury, Middlesex; son of Henry Russell-Smith, Analytical Chemist, and Ellen Goodman; m Dorothy Catherine Willett Tait, 31 March 1914, Westminster; 1 son (Roy Sabine b 1 July 1915). Subject(s): Classics/History; BA 1909; MA 1913. Tutor(s): E E Sikes. Johnian Relatives: brother of Alan Russell-Smith (1911); father of Roy Sabine Russell-Smith (1933); uncle of John Francis Russell-Smith (1939) and of Rupert Hugh Russell-Smith (1950); great uncle of William Goodman Russell-Smith (1978). Educ: Hildersham House, Broadstairs; Rugby School. Career: Bishop of Peterborough, Fellow, SJC 1912-1916 (leave of absence for war service); Captain, 6th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 1915-1916. Appointments: Instructor, Training School for Officers, Pembroke College 1915. Awards: Allen Scholarship, University of Cambridge 1911; Second Winchester Reading Prize, University of Cambridge 1911; Thirlwall Prize, University of Cambridge 1911. Publications: 'Religious and Political Liberty Under Charles II and James II', Cambridge Historical Essays, XXI, Cambridge, 1911. Died 5 July 1916 (of wounds received in action during the Battle of the Somme).
Primary Service
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Death and Burial details
Country of death
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Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
5
Age at death
28
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Occupation
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