Smith, Richard Hugh
Lieutenant Richard Hugh Smith died at Enniskillen, Ireland on February 18. He was educated at the University of Cambridge and St. Thomas’ s Hospital, and qualified M.R.C.S.and L.R.C.P. in 1932. He held the post of casualty officer and house-surgeon to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, before settling in practice at Aldershot. In 1935 he moved to Poole, where he resided until he joined the R.A.M.C. as temporary lieut in December last year. British Medical Journal 7 March 1942
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Smith |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Richard Hugh |
| Date of birth | 1905 |
| Place of birth | Alton Registration District |
| Family details | Son of the Revd. Lancelot Smith, M.A., and Florence Worsley Smith; husband of Sheila Vaughan Smith, of Tavistock, Devon. |
| Previous education | Cambridge University. |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1926-1932 |
| Dept / course | M.B. Cantab |
| Qualifications | B.A., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S. 1932. |
| Military unit | Royal Army Medical Corps, 171 Field Ambulance |
| Service number | 216681 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 18-Feb-42 |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant. |
| Place of death | Enniskillen |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Breandrum Cemetery, County Fermanagh |
| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas’ s Roll of Honour in the chapel; |
| Sources | St Thomas’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |