Smith, Martin Kirke
Lieutenant Martin Kirke Smith, R.F.A,, 5th Kent (Howitzer) Battery, 4th Home Counties Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (T.F.) youngest son of the Rev. Arnold Kirke Smith, Rector of Bexworth, Cambridge by his wife, Emma Frances, dau. of Col. R. H. Lindsell; born at Somersham, co. Hunts, 15 Aug. 1885; educ. Haileybury College and afterwards trained in gunnery at Vickers, Ltd. and King's College London; was in the Argentine when war broke out,and immediately returned and applied for a commission; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.F.A. 9 Nov. 1914, and promoted Lieut. 1915; joined the Expeditionary Force in France at Christmas 1914, and was killed in action. 14 Dec, 1914. De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Smith |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Martin Kirke |
| Date of birth | 15 August 1885 |
| Place of birth | Somersham, Hunts |
| Family details | Son of Rev. Arnold Kirke Smith and Emma Frances Smith, of Boxworth Rectory, Cambridge |
| Previous education | Haileybury College |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1904-1907 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Engineering |
| Military unit | Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery 99th T.M. Bty. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 14 December 1915 |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Point 110 Old Military Cemetery, Fricourt |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves; Soldiers died in the Great War, 1914 - 1919; De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour |
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