William Smith
Bank: Union of London & Smiths Bank
Place of work: Gainsborough branch
Died: 9 February 1919
William Elvidge Smith was born on 8 December 1892. He worked for Union of London & Smiths Bank.
During the First World War Smith left his job at the bank's Gainsborough branch to join the army, serving in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry. He died on 9 February 1919 of wounds received in action. He was 26 years old.
William Smith is commemorated on a bank war memorial at NatWest City of London office.
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