William Forder Smith was born in Bassingstoke, England, in August 1874. Prior to the war he immigrated to Armstrong, British Columbia, where he was a rancher. Smith enlisted at Vernon, British Columbia, in October 1917 and served with the 29th Battalion in France. He was killed in action on September 6, 1918. The collection consists of two personal letters, official reports and letters concerning his death, and three photographs.