Smit, Wellem Lowdeyk: Service no. 746112

Digitized Service Record

Source: 116th Excel sheet by Mark Carmichael re. soldiers of 116th that served with the 18th Battalion.

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Family Search: Wellem Frederick Lowdeyk Smit was born on 30 June 1878, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. He married Ida Elizabeth Antonette Van Hill on 2 December 1899, in Highfield by Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Oshawa, Durham, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 38, his occupation is listed as cabinent maker in Oshawa, Durham, Ontario, Canada. He died on 3 August 1961, in London, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 83, and was buried in St John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Also known as William Frederich Smith. Possibly wife anglicized name as well. There is another Family Search entry claiming this man died in England in 1957.

Reg number	746112
Name	Smit, Wellem Fred Lowydek
Rank	Private
Year of Birth	2/20/1905
Date of Death	8/3/1961
Cemetery
Cemetery location
Country of birth	Holland
Home Country	Canada
City born	Amsterdam, Holland
Address	Alma St Oshawa, ON
Enlistment Date	1/3/1916
Drafted?
Enlistment place	Oshawa
Origin Unit	116th Battalion
Pre war Unit
Final Bn	18th
Ship	SS Olympic
Date in England	7/31/1916
Date in France
Date w 116	1/3/1916
Left 116th	10/6/1916
Married	yes
Occupation	cabinet maker
Wounded date	1/18/1917
Wound type/Death particuolars	GSW Rt Foot
KIA
DOW
Died other
Missing/Presumed Dead
Wounded	yes
Sick
PTSD
Medals
Vimy
Vimy area
Raid
Hill 70
Pass
Amiens
Parvillers
Boiry
Canal
Other
Unit History	116th to 18th to forestry Depot
Other details	1 daughter, 14 yrs
Field Punishment
FP Details
Gravestone
Underage
Medically Unit
Deserter
Undesirable
Casualty Description