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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Frank Edgar Smith
Rank:
Lieutenant Skipper
Service:
Royal Canadian Naval Reserve
H.M.C.S. Stadacona
Service Number:
O68030
Date of Birth:
February 28, 1884
Place of Birth:
Cape Negro, Shelburne Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
September 14, 1939
Date of Death:
December 23, 1943
Age at Death
59
Cemetery:
Our Lady of Calvary Roman Catholic Cemetery, Yarmouth NS
Grave Reference:
Lot 240 Grave 1
Commemorated on Page 214 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on April 30
Lieutenant Skipper Frank Smith was the son of James H. Smith and Harriet Smith. He was the husband of
Clara Mae Smith of Yarmouth NS, married at Yarmouth, on December 10, 1910.
Prior to his service was was a Master Mariner with the RCMP.
He died of a heart attack while on leave at Yarmouth.
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
Frank Edgar Smith