Basic Details
Surname
Smith
Forenames
Victor S
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Victor Sidney
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address as "Late of Lincoln Road East". It records his rank as Lieutenant, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Second Lieutenant Victor Sidney Smith died aged 19 on 6/10/1917 serving in 113th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and 44th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, and is buried in grave D.47 of Deir el Belah War Cemetery in Israel and Palestine. They record him as the son of Bessie and Sidney Thomas Smith of Peterborough. On the 1911 census Victor was living with his widowed father at 62 Lincoln Road East, Peterborough. On 10/11/1917 the Peterborough Advertiser referred to Victor as a Second Lieutenant when they quoted from a letter his sister had received regarding his death: Lieutenant E J Gorst had written to inform her that Victor had been killed when the engine of his aircraft cut out at 500 feet, causing it to crash).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
RAF
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Lieut
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
6
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
LATE OF LINCOLN RD EAST
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial