Frank Smith born 19th December 1896
Office boy in a solicitors to August 1914 when he joined the KOYLI. Promoted through NCO ranks and then Commissioned in October 1917. Trained as a pilot at Duford in 1918 and after going to france was shot down twice, the second time behind enemy lines. He survived as a POW and released upon the end of the war. he was discharged from the RAF in March 1919.
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| Author | Sharp, Edward |
|---|---|
| Subject | Smith. Frank |
| Title | Frank Smith born 19th December 1896 |
| Item Date | World War One |
| File type | Text |
| Item source | Other |
| Item medium | Text: Memoir |
| Content | Memoir |
| Cataloguer | Everett Sharp |
| Filename | GWA_3998_Frank_Smith_born_19th_December_1896.txt |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Full Text | Office boy in a solicitors to August 1914 when he joined the KOYLI. Promoted through NCO ranks and then Commissioned in October 1917. Trained as a pilot at Duford in 1918 and after going to france was shot down twice, the second time behind enemy lines. |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Everett Sharp(Norwich and Norfolk Millennium Library Submission Day 8th April 2008) |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Pamela Moll |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5711 |
