Smith, Alexander Ayre
Second Lieutenant Alexander Ayre Smith, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was killed on November 24, aged 19, was the younger son of Dr. Alexander Smith, J.P., and Mrs Smith of Camberwell, S.E. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Camberwell Grammar School, from which he entered the medical school of Charing Cross Hospital. When war broke out he had just completed his first year of medicine, He was one of the first and youngest men to the U.P.S. Brigade, from which he was given a commission in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on May 21, 1915. He was in the trenches from February to July last, when he was invalided home. He returned to the front on November 10. The Times, 5 Dec 1916
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Smith |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Alexander Ayre |
| Date of birth | 1897 |
| Place of birth | Camberwell |
| Family details | Son of Dr. Alexander Smith, J.P. and Louisa Jane Smith, of "Greystones," Cotherstone, Darlington, Yorks. |
| Previous education | Dulwich College Preparatory School, Camberwell Grammar School |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1913-1914 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Military unit | The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Bttn. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 24 November 1916 |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Rank at death | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College; Thiepval Memorial |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves; Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 - 1919; The Times |
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