Lieutenant CYRIL ALDIN SMITH
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
R.N. Div.
Date of Death
Died 10 June 1916
Age 39 years old
- Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. H.Q. 6th Div.
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Awards Distinguished Service Order
- Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Smith, of Redington Rd., Hampstead, London; husband of Mrs. Madge Aldin-Smith. Commissioned R.M., 26th Sept., 1914, and 1st March, 1915; served at Antwerp; Commissioned R.N.V.R. 11th Sept., 1915, and lent to 6th Inf. Div. D.S.O. April, 1916, for work against enemy trenches; developed use of bullet-proof shields and Bangalore torpedoes; known as The Admiral.
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