Lieutenant Bernard Ridley Winthrop-Smith
Campaign:
World War 1
Died:
15.11.1914
1SG
Aged 31
Captain Bernard Ridley Winthrop-Smith died of wounds received near Ypres whilst serving with 1st Battalion, Scots Guards on 8 November 1914 . He died at Base Hospital, Boulogne, seven days later.
He went to Eton and was initiated into Isaac Newton University Lodge No 859 whilst an undergraduate at Trinity College Cambridge. He won a Blue rowing for Cambridge.
He is remembered in a stained glass at St. Matthew’s, Pentrich, Derbyshire and at Eton, and was laid to rest at South Wingfield Park Burial Ground, Derbyshire.
Buried at South Wingfield Park Burial Ground, Derbyshire
Son of Francis N. Smith, of Wingfield Park, Ambergate, Derbys.
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Lieutenant Bernard Ridley Winthrop-Smith (HU 126570) Son of Francis N. Smith, of Wingfield Park, Ambergate, Derbys. CWGC confirms date of death 15 November 1914. Buried at South Wingfield (Park) Burial Ground Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205389736
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Memorial(s):
| Country | Location | Name of Memorial | Campaign | Names | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | At the southern end of the cemetery. Smiths Graveyard off Lynam Road Wingfield Park Amber Valley Derbyshire DE55 7LS | Wingfield Park | World War 1 |
Bernard Winthrop-Smith | 15-11-1914 | View |
| England | Eton College In the Cloisters Eton SL6 6DB England | Eton College War Memorial | World War 1 World War 2 |
Bernard Winthrop-Smith | 15-11-1914 | View |
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