 Ṣẹkún gbólóhùn yìí: Smith ni ọmọ Lt.-Col. Andrew William Douglas Smith, ọmọ ogun ojú omi ọba àti Myra Elizabeth Luxmoore, ayàwòrán. Smith ni a yàn sinu Royal Scots Fusiliers ni 1885. Ó kópa nínú : Ìwádìí Burma ní 1886 àti Ìjà Tirah ní 1897. A yàn án gẹgẹ bí ọgágun ní India ní 1905 àti Olóyè Olóyè ti 1 Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers ní 1911. O ṣiṣẹ ni Ogun Agbaye akọkọ gẹgẹbi Alakoso ti Ẹgbẹ ọmọ-ogun ọmọ-ogun 9, gẹgẹbi Alakoso Gbogbogbo ti o nṣakoso Ẹka 20th Light ati lẹhinna gẹgẹbi Alakoso Gbogbogbo ti o nṣakoso a href56th2028London2920Infantry20Division56th 11st London Divisiona ni Ilu Faranse. O gba aṣẹ ti Ẹka 56th lori igba diẹ laarin 24 Keje 1917 ati 9 Oṣu Kẹjọ ọdun 1917 lẹhin ti iṣaaju rẹ ti ṣaisan ati titi di igba ti a le ṣe ipinnu titilai. 