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Langley Frank Willard Smith

In memory of:

Flight Sub Lieutenant Langley Frank Willard Smith

June 12, 1917

Military Service

Age:

19

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Naval Air Service

Citation(s):

Distinguished Service Cross

Additional Information

Son of Frank Willard and Florence Whitlaw Smith (née Bond), of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 581 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HOUTAVE CHURCHYARD
Belgium

Grave Reference:

794. (at West end, close to entrance)

Location:

The village of Houtave is located west of the city of Brugge (Bruges) on the N9 which runs between Brugge and Oostende. Driving from Brugge follow the N9 to the village of Houtave. On entering the village take the first turning left called Kapellestraat. Then take the first turning left into Pastoriestraat, the church is at the end of this street. The grave is located at the right hand front side of the church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of LANGLEY FRANK WILLARD SMITH– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Photo of LANGLEY FRANK WILLARD SMITH
    Photo of LANGLEY FRANK WILLARD SMITH – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Memorial– Aura Lee Club Toronto

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    Memorial – Aura Lee Club Toronto
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From The Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From The Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping
  • Newspaper Clipping (2)

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    Newspaper Clipping (2)
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker
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    Grave marker
    Grave marker
  • CWGC sign– Sign on the communal cemetry of Houtave

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    CWGC sign – Sign on the communal cemetry of Houtave
  • Personal Inscription– Detail of the headstone

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    Personal Inscription
    Personal Inscription – Detail of the headstone
  • Grave Marker

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    Grave Marker
  • Photo of Langley Smith– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Langley Smith
    Photo of Langley Smith – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Langley Smith– Portrait of Flight Sub-Lieutenant L.F.W. Smith, Royal Naval Air Service.

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    Photo of Langley Smith
    Photo of Langley Smith – Portrait of Flight Sub-Lieutenant L.F.W. Smith, Royal Naval Air Service.

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