Source: Per news clipping posted by David Archer at 18th Battalion Facebook Page (not Group).
Family Search: When Private Sydney Smith was born on 31 October 1895, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Walter Smith, was 31 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Hall, was 24. He married Bertha Mildred French on 29 April 1926, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as box maker. He died on 24 July 1965, in East York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 69, and was buried in St John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Here is the transcription of the article:
Officers Elected by 18th Battalion
Syd Smith Is Chosen as President For Eighth Consecutive Year
For the eighth successive year, Syd Smith was elected president, and Chas. D. Hines secretary of the Toronto and District Branch of the 18th Battalion Association, at the annual meeting held at the Third Battalion Club, 992 Bay Street, on Thursday evening, January 25th. Other officers elected were:
- Vice-President: Martin Dunsford
- Treasurer: Albert Godbehere
- Assistant Secretary: Ed. Foster
- Chairman, Service Committee: Reg. Johnson
- Chairman, Entertainment Committee: Art. Cochrane
Reports of officers indicated that the association has the largest membership in its history and that 1939 was one of its most successful years. This was the association’s first meeting in its new quarters at the Third Battalion Club, 992 Bay Street, where from now on regular meetings will be held on the third Monday of each month.
It was decided to send a box of 300 cigarettes each month to all members and sons of members serving overseas with the C.A.S.F. Plans for entertaining out-of-town members of the Active Service Force stationed in Toronto were also discussed.
Following the meeting, the members enjoyed an entertainment arranged by Art Cochrane featuring Scotch music and songs in honor of the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. The following were among the artists contributing to the program: Joe Fulton, Scotch monologist; Jack Oldfield, violinist; Pete McGinn (Pete, the Mountain Boy); Joe Cinnamon and Don Darwin. Percy Hawkey was accompanist at the piano.
Toronto Telegram. January 1940.
Tue, Jul 27, 1965 ·Page 26.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 