Personal data
| Name | Smithers |
|---|---|
| Initials | A. |
| Christian name | Alec |
| Date and place of birth | ?; 1878 |
| Profession | Architect |
Military data
| Rank | Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 154 Heavy Battery |
| Date of death | |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Ashes in the undercroft of All Hallows-by-the-Tower (London) |
Other information
- Information
- Visited Talbot House on several occasions. His battery received weekly visits from Tubby. Rose to the rank of Major.
- Information 2
- Became a member of the first Toc H Committee (Nov. 1919). Designed the ornate casket to house the Prince of Wales' 'Toc H Lamp of Maintenance' in All-Hallows-by-the-Tower (1923). Partly responsible for the redesign of the church after its destruction in World War 2.
- Information 3
- In 1930 he provided expert advice on the design of the bathhouse ('Slessorium'). Present at the reopening of the House (Easter 1931)
Sources
- Source
- Louagie, J., Talbot House in the Interwar Period