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Harold Percy Smith 1912 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Ilford, Essex, England

Death Date: 1 Jul 1942

Death Location: S.S. Montevideo Maru, South China Sea

Father: Arthur Smith

Mother: Ada Hunt

Spouse(s): Margaret Quarrell

Children(s): Raymond Smith

According to available records, Harold Percy Smith was born in 1912 in Ilford, Essex, England, the child of Arthur William Smith and Ada Sarah Hunt. Following those early years, Harold Percy Smith married Margaret Quarrell, and their family grew to include Raymond Harold Smith. In the later years of life, Harold Percy Smith died in 1942 in S.S. Montevideo Maru, South China Sea.

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Parents

Arthur Smith
1870 – 1945
Birth Location: Poplar, London, England
AS
Ada Hunt
1874 – 1950
Birth Location: Sheerness, Kent, England
AH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Quarrell
1913 – 1992
Birth Location: Terang, Victoria, Australia
MQ

Children(s)

Raymond Smith
1939 – 1963
Birth Location: Cobden, Victoria, Australia
RS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Ilford, Essex, England
    Record Source: Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945, UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-137225, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 23 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-137225

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 22 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, 1897-1963, UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-137225, National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600.; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports from 1897-1963; Series Number: K 269; Reel Number: 64

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Jul 1942
    Event Place: S.S. Montevideo Maru, South China Sea
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial, Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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