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Tribute to Brigadier Charles Smith, 1928 - 2025

Dedicated to the memory of Brigadier Charles Smith

Brigadier Charles Smith GM,

Charles passed peacefully in his sleep on the 1st January 2025 Aged 96 years.

Proud and loving Dad to Clare, Alan, Geoff and a doting Grandad to Chris, Tom, Adam, George & Tom and a Great Grandad to Imogen & Eleanor.

“Proud and Strong”

He will be greatly missed, loved and respected by all who knew him.

Funeral service to take place at Grantham Crematorium on Friday 14th February 2025 at 11:30am, please no flowers and donations are being collected for Help For Heroes and can be given on the day, all enquiries Via Price & Son Family Funeral Directors, 70 Castlegate, Grantham, NG31 6SH, 01476 593556

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£600.25

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RAOC Hongkong

I remember ( then Lt Col Smith) from HongKong days early 1970’s. A fine, polite, cultured man. RIP.

Help for Heroes

Donations collected at Service

Help for Heroes

Mr and Mrs spooner

Help for Heroes

A true friend and colleague. Sadly missed.

£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

Help for Heroes

A true gentleman who it was a privilege to know. He will be greatly missed and long remembered.

Help for Heroes

Charles, you will always be remembered by us as a true gentleman and hero.

Liz & the staff from Grantham Physiotherapy Practice

£18.20 + £4.55 Gift Aid

Help for Heroes

A pleasure to serve Charles over the years on the 18.20 gner/LNER rail service from London he was a friendly regular who loved being served his evening meal from the Newcastle crew great character of man and well thought of by staff especially myself as ex military we had some good chats! But will always be Mr Grantham to us . Simone

Given anonymously

Help for Heroes

A real gentleman, generous and kind, greatly missed.

£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid

Help for Heroes

£5.00 + £1.25 Gift Aid

Help for Heroes

Will be missed dearly, always so polite and lovely to care for. A true gentleman.

£15.00 + £3.75 Gift Aid

Help for Heroes

Thank you for always being kind and respectful to us at RH. You're presents is noticeably missing. Rest in peace.

£5.00 + £1.25 Gift Aid

Help for Heroes

Always remembered sleep peacefully.

Added by Kirsty

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Brigadier Charles. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

Sent by Price & Son Independent Family Funeral Director on 17/01/2025

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.

Extract from a poem by Henry Scott Holland