IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ELLEN SMITH.
WHO DIED MARCH 27TH 1933
AGED 71 YEARS
ALSO GEORGE,
BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED FEB. 17TH 1950
AGED 89 YEARS. REUNITED
ALSO SONS OF THE ABOVE
HAROLD GEORGE
KILLED AT GALLIPOLI AUG 21ST 1915,
AGED 24 YEARS
AND
HARRY
KILLED AT GAZA APRIL 19TH 1917,
AGED 23 YEARS.
AND THOMAS CHARLES
WHO DIED DEC 20TH 1942.
AGED 55 YEARS
INTERRED AT MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
Ellen was born at
Desborough about 1862, the ninth and youngest known child of
Thomas Ginns and
Ann Turner, both of
Desborough.
George
was born at Desborough, about 1864, the eldest child of
Thomas Smith and
Elizabeth Croft
both of Desborough.
George married Ellen in 1886. By 1901 they had three sons and a daughter.
The eldest son,
Thomas, married a Desborough girl,
Ellen Panter. They
had a daughter Evelyn Jane in 1908. It's not known whether Thomas served in
the Great War. It looks as though he emigrated to Australia as the memorial
shows that he was buried at Melbourne.
Harold and
Harry, the second
and third children, both served and died in the Great War. I've not found
any service records for Harold, but Harry is listed on the CWGC website.