Frank Smith born 19th December 1896
Office boy in a solicitors to August 1914 when he joined the KOYLI. Promoted
through NCO ranks and then Commissioned in October 1917. Trained as a pilot
at Duford in 1918 and after going to france was shot down twice, the second
time behind enemy lines. He survived as a POW and released upon the end of
the war. he was discharged from the RAF in March 1919.
| Title |
Frank Smith born 19th December 1896
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| Author |
Sharp, Edward
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| Subject |
Smith. Frank
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| Item date |
World War One
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Everett Sharp
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| Filename |
GWA_3998_Frank_Smith_born_19th_December_1896.txt
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Everett Sharp(Norwich and Norfolk Millennium Library Submission Day 8th April 2008)
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
Pamela Moll
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Collection
Citation
“Frank Smith born 19th December 1896,” by Sharp, Edward. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 15, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5711.
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