George Alfred Smith Tank Corp.

[Brian Holcroft]

Chisas7,
Please contact by email (*) I seriously think this is my Grandad and I have his service record and a lot of other info.
Brian

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[chrisas7]

Hi Dee,

I tried the Gazette. No luck yet, but still wading through it.

Chris

[Brian Holcroft]

Tankman,
Can you recognise the insignia on the photo posted by Chrisas7.
Is it pheasible that G A Smith served in ww2 as I calculate that he must be c.57 in 1939?
Brian

[chrisas7]

The insignia are cross machine guns. Machine Gun Corps. The heavy section of which went on to become the tank corps.

Chris

[chrisas7]

I found a book written in 1919 that mentions Capt G.A. Smith. The book is The Tank Corps by Major Clough Williams-Ellis, M.C. and A. Williams-Ellis. He is mentioned on page 350 in the book, which is page 378 in the online book.  The full book is available online at this link:

http://www.archive.org/stream/tankcorps00willgoog#page/n11/mode/1up

Chris

[CelticMom]

Thanks for that Chris,

that is similar to the information I got when I emailed the Tank Museum. I am surprised he is not mentioned in more details in any war diaries.

[chrislyon]

Hi guys, I don't know if this thread is still alive or I need to start a new one but I think you are talking about my great gran dad who was "George Alfred Smith".

He was living with my great grandmother and had a daughter (my grand mother) in 1917.  I have various bits of correspondence between them, George's father etc. 

The most uncanny thing about this is I have a picture of him which is identical to the picture "crisas7" posted. (see attached) The correspondence I have is definitely "George Alfred Smith" and all the dates fit in with his army records from ancestry.co.uk.  Maybe he changed his name to Grosvenor Ashford Smith?

I would love to chat to anyone related to him to clear up who he was.  I can provide details of whats in the correspondence to confirm certain things about him.

Chris Lyon

[millymcb]

Hi Chris

Welcome to Rootschat. 

Chrisas7 has not been active on Rootschat for a while - but hopefully still has the same email and will see that someone has replied to the post... I will also send a PM.

In the meantime - why not take a look around the site - there are lots of interesting chats and questions and mysteries being solved.

Milly

[CelticMom]

Hi Chris

I have sent you a private message. I look forward to hearing from you. This is most interesting.