He was the son of William and Maud Smith and wife of Marjorie Clara Smith, Nee Chittock.

Prior to signing up for Service he worked in the factory Spraying heels.

Arthur was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and was killed on 18th April, 1943 age 24. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, unfortunately he is not on our War Memorial as we did not find out about him until the Refurbishment had been completed in 2013.