Percy Adams Smith

1912 - 1972  (59 years)

• Name	Percy Adams Smith
  	https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1441050 World War 2 Service 18 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W74095, 10th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) Date unknown: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W74095, 10th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
  Birth	4 Oct 1912
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Apr 1972	Wagin District Hospital, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
  	Age: 59 years
  	Cause: Heart attack
  Burial	5 Apr 1972	Wagin Cemetery, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
  	Free church - Lot 493
  		Percy & Mary Smith's Headstone Wagin SMITH, Percy Adams. 2 April 1972. 59 years. Free church - Lot 493. Plot: Lot 493
  Person ID	I1	SmithTree
  Last Modified	1 May 2025

  
  

  Father	GEORGE SMITH,   b. 2 Feb 1864, King Belt near Shea Oak Log, South Australia, Australia d. 23 Apr 1935, Katanning, Western Australia, Australia (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Louisa Adams,   b. 9 Oct 1867, Mintaro, South Australia, Australia d. 30 Jan 1932 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1897	St Methodist Church (Wesleyan Church) Sulphide St, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
  		George Smith Marriage Registration
  Photos		Georges Smith Family
  		Back of card George Smith Family
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Mary Vigar,   b. 15 Oct 1914, Victoria Park, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 25 Nov 2007, Wagin District Hospital, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1936	Buckland Hill (Perth) Western Australia, Australia
  Children	1. Marjorie Valma Smith,   b. 18 Feb 1937, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia d. 29 Sep 1968, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 31 years)   2. Raymond Arthur Smith,   b. 18 Jan 1939, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia d. 23 Jan 1986, Mount Barker, Western Australia, Australia (Age 47 years)   3. N.H. Smith   4. B.J. Smith   5. D.M. Smith   6. G.W. Smith   7. T.G. Smith + 8. P.M. Smith
  Photos		Percy and Mary Smith's Family Left to right.. ~~Rear ..Noel, Ray Marj, Mary (mother) and Percy (Father)~~Front .. Dennis, Trevor, Gary, Pam and Beverley~~Taken on the farm at Ballaying, Western Australia
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 25 Feb 1936 - Buckland Hill (Perth) Western Australia, Australia Death - Age: 59 years,Cause: Heart attack - 2 Apr 1972 - Wagin District Hospital, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia Burial - 5 Apr 1972 - Wagin Cemetery, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Percy at age 13 (1925)
  		Percy Smith on his wedding day 1935

  
  

  Headstones

  Percy and Mary Smiths' Grave, Wagin

  
  

• Notes

  Percy was a quiet man but must have worked hard while on the farm at Ballaying. There is so much I could say about him, but as he died when I (his son, Gary) was 21y old, I really didn't appreciate the work that he did till many years later until I was fronted with probably similar life situations (other than farming as I was not fortunate enough to enjoy farming as a life style). Percy lived on the farm till their house got burnt down in (1964), so Percy and Mary bought a house in Wagin at 27 Omdurman St, Wagin, WA, where he did odd jobs, like mowing the bowling club green and helping his sons on the farm. (Alice) Mary Smith has written her memoirs and is very interesting reading, she also tells of her life with Percy.