Name William Ewart SMITH   
Rank/Number Able Seaman  / J/34123 (Dev
Regiment/Unit Royal Navy HMS Comus / 
Enlisted  
Age/Date of death 19 / 12 Jul 1917 
How died/Theatre of war Died at sea / 
Residence at death 1911; 82 Green St, High Wycombe 
Cemetery Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Hoy, Orkney 
Grave Reference D.33 
Location of memorial High Wycombe Hospital 
Date/Place of birth 22 May 1898 / High Wycombe
Date/Place of baptism  
Occupation of Casualty wood turner Mr JT Edgerley, Frogmoor 
Parents/Occupation Edward Henry & Elizabeth Smith / chair polisher
Parents' Address 82 Green St, High Wycombe 
Wife  
Wife's Address  
Notes CWGC gives middle name as Ernest. Worked at saw mills. Served as Smith. Newspaper article and census give surname as Woodward