Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail Monday 02/06/1941
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail Monday 02/06/1941
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail Friday 06/06/1941
Alexander Gay Smith was born at 5 Hutton Avenue, West Hartlepool, on the 5th February 1919, the son of Mr and Mrs S. W. Smith.
Alexander was an old boy of Galley's School and he volunteered for the Royal Navy in July 1939. He was employed by his father as a Fish Retailer of Lowthian Road.
Alexander Gay Smith is remembered at West Hartlepool on W111.55, List of Military and Civilian names and on our Ship's Crew list.
Note his middle name has been spelt as Gill.