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	Ernest Smith
		Ernest Alvia Smith VC The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Thanks to Veterans Affairs Canada
		Ernest Alvia Smith was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, on the 3rd of May 1914.
		Ernest "Smokey" Smith was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in November 1995.
	www.mysteriesofcanada.com /VC_Recipients/smith.htm (654 words)

	Obituaries Today
		Smith was born in New Westminster, B.C., just weeks before the onset of the First World War, but it is for his brave actions during WWII for which he is known.
		Smith had already been wounded once in Sicily, when he returned to cross the Savio River with his regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders, the spearhead of an attack aimed at establishing a bridgehead in the push to liberate Cesena and ultimately break through the Germans' Gothic Line.
		Smith was armed with two machine guns, an anti-tank gun and hundreds of rounds of machine-gun ammunition strung around his neck and hanging off his body.
	www.obituariestoday.com /Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm?Obituary_ID=39509 (517 words)

	Guardian \| Sergeant 'Smokey' Smith VC
		On the night of October 21 1944, Private Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith, who has died aged 91, was serving with one of the two companies of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada which crossed the Savio river, in northern Italy, and seized a narrow bridgehead.
		Smith, armed with a PIAT anti-tank weapon, and some distance away, gathered up his team, crossed an open field and took up a position with a colleague in a ditch alongside the road on which the tanks were advancing.
		Smith, one of two sons of a teamster father, was born in New Westminster, British Columbia.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5260786-103684,00.html (759 words)

	Ernest Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ernest Alvia ("Smokey") Smith VC CM OBC CD (3 May 1914 – 3 August 2005) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
		Smith was born in New Westminster, British Columbia on May 3, 1914.
		Smith was also on hand to unveil a Canadian postage stamp featuring both the British and Canadian version of the Victoria Cross in 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ernest_Alvia_Smith (1563 words)

	Smokey Smith - BC Yukon Command - Royal Canadian Legion
		Ernest Alvia “Smokey” Smith was born in New Westminster, BC on May 3, 1914.
		Smith was personally awarded his Victoria Cross by King George VI at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace.
		Smith Travel, due in part no doubt to both Esther's warm and friendly personality and Smokey's affable, forthcoming nature and sense of humour, established many long-lasting relationships with well-known individual and corporate clients and became a fixture in the Vancouver business community.
	www.pacificlegion.org /smokeysmith1.html (1525 words)

	Sgt. Ernest Alvia 'Smokey' Smith; oldest surviving Canadian Victoria Cross recipient; 91 \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith, Canada's last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross for conspicuous battlefield bravery, died yesterday at the age of 91, military officials said.
		Smith was a private when he won the Victoria Cross – the British Commonwealth's top military honor – during the battle for the Savio River in Italy on Oct. 21 and 22, 1944.
		When Sgt. Smith's unit was attacked by three German tanks, he destroyed one of the vehicles with an anti-tank weapon and then used his submachine gun to drive off enemy infantry.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050804/news_1m4smokey.html (167 words)

	Smokey-Smith, 8th Writethru Bgt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		David Smith, son of war hero Ernest Alvia (Smokey) Smith, carries the flag that was draped on his father's coffin after a military funeral in Vancouver Saturday.
		Smith's last request was to be buried at sea and on Sunday his ashes were to be scattered on the Pacific Ocean during a private service aboard HMCS Ottawa.
		The VC was awarded to Smith for acts of bravery after the Seaforth Highlanders were selected to establish a bridgehead across the Savio River in the push to liberate Cesena.
	www.recorder.ca /cp/national/050814/n081401A.html (1005 words)

	Ernest Alvia Smith, VC, CM, OBC, CD 1914 - 2005 - Veterans Affairs Canada
		Ernest Alvia 'Smokey' Smith, was born in New Westminster, B.C. in 1914 and educated in elementary and technical schools there.
		In 1947, Ernest "Smokey" Smith married Esther Weston.
		Smith was active in the community and frequently participated in various events across Canada.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=feature/smokysmith (563 words)

	O.B.C. Biography - Name
		A. (Smokey) Smith is the only surviving Victoria Cross holder in Canada.
		He was born in New Westminster in 1914 and served with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada during the Second World War.
		Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional bravery shown in Italy at the Savio River in 1944.
	www.protocol.gov.bc.ca /protocol/prgs/obc/2002/2002_EASmith.htm (103 words)

	bound by gravity
		Smith had a tommy gun - a close-range submachine-gun - a Bren gun machine-gun and a PIAT, or Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank gun.
		Smith waited until the 45-tonne vehicle was less than 10 metres away before he jumped out from his cover, laid down and fired back.
		Smith helped a badly bleeding Tennant up and the two of them made their way back across the road to a church, where Smith left his buddy in the care of some medics.
	www.boundbygravity.com /2005/08/smoky-smith-rest-in-peace.aspx (961 words)

	ERNEST SMITH VC
		Ernest Smith passed peacefully away at his home on Wednesday, 3rd August 2005.
		Under heavy fire from the approaching enemy tanks, Private Smith, showing great initiative and inspiring leadership, led his PIAT Group of two men across an open field to a position from which the PIAT could be employed.
		As Ernest Smith was not a regular soldier, he was demobilised in 1945, but he re-enlisted at the outbreak of the Korean War in 1951.
	www.victoriacross.org.uk /bbsmithe.htm (851 words)

	Renay Marie Groves: Smokey and Buddy (Sgt E.W. "Smokey" Smith, VC and MCpl Harold "Buddy" Dickson)
		Ernest Alvia 'Smokey' Smith, VC, CD, was born in New Westminster, B.C. in 1914 and educated in elementary and technical schools there.
		Private Smith led his PIAT (projector, infantry, anti-tank) group of two men across an open field and left one man on the weapon.
		'Smokey' Smith left the army for a short time after the war, but rejoined and served until August 1964, when he was released with the rank of sergeant.
	iwvpa.net /grovesrm/smokey_a.php (403 words)

	Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith: Rest in Peace. - FileFront Gaming Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ernest (Smokey) Smith, who was the last surviving Canadian Victoria Cross recipient, died Wednesday.
		Smith, a Second World War veteran in the Italian campaign, was a private with the Seaforth Highlanders in northern Italy when he almost single-handedly held off three German tanks, two self-propelled guns and 30 German soldiers on a rain-soaked night in October of 1944.
		Smith was 25 when he joined the Highlanders in 1940 in his native Vancouver.
	www.gamingforums.com /showthread.php?t=209448 (1534 words)

	Last post for Canuck hero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ernest Alva Smith was 84 years old that crisp, sunny morning in Italy where I had the honour of meeting him, he Canada's last living recipient of the VC, he whom I'd first heard about as a boy from my late grandfather who himself, in World War I, was highly decorated for valour.
		Smokey Smith wanted to go fight again in the Korean War, but he was denied because, as a holder of the VC, he was a national treasure, his life not to be risked again in warfare.
		Ernest Smith was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in November 1995.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1456788/posts (2060 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: VAC: Canada Mourns the Passing of Smokey Smith, Victoria Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Smith was Canada's last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross; Canada's highest award for valour.
		Sixty years later, in October 2004, Sgt. Smith was honoured at a remembrance event in Cesena with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque.
		Smith was the Patron of 2005 the Year of the Veteran.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CCNM/20050803/0803134n (391 words)

	Smokey's Victoria Cross - The Italian Campaign - CBC Archives
		Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith crosses the swelling Savio River to secure the far bank.
		The medallions are made from the bronze of Russian cannons captured at Sebastopol during the last great battle of the Crimean war in 1854-55.
		• Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith, from New Westminster, B.C., was a private in the Seaforth Highlanders.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-71-1471-9861/conflict_war/italian_campaign/clip8 (373 words)

	Canada's last VC winner passes away - 1944 D-Day : Operation Overlord : Official Game Forums
		OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sergeant Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith, Canada's last surviving winner of the Victoria Cross for conspicuous battlefield bravery, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, military officials said.
		Smith was a private when he won the Victoria Cross -- the British Commonwealth's top military honor -- during the battle for the Savio River in Italy on Oct. 21 and 22, 1944.
		When Smith's unit was attacked by three German tanks, he destroyed one of the vehicles with an anti-tank weapon and then used his submachine gun to drive off enemy infantry.
	www.1944game.com /forum/showthread.php?t=230 (644 words)

	Welcome to Canadian Government Executive
		Smith was awarded the VC, the most prestigious medal in the British Commonwealth, following a critical battle on the banks of the Savio River in Italy on October 21, 1944.
		Smith returned to Italy last year where he was greeted with a standing ovation as a plaque commemorating his bravery was unveiled.
		Smith is survived by his two children, grandchildren and great granddaughter.
	www.vanguardcanada.com /DeathofaHero (500 words)

	Smoky-Smith, 5th Writethru Bgt,.. #####..REUSE STORY ID..!!!!...#### (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Peace Tower bells tolled a mournful lament as the flag-draped coffin bearing Canada's last surviving Victoria Cross winner was carried by kilted Seaforth Highlanders to lie in the foyer of the House of Commons.
		Smith, he said, remains an inspiration to all who wear a uniform.
		Smith's exploits that rainy night in October 1944 changed his life forever and vaulted him into the company of royalty and presidents, prime ministers and generals.
	www.cp.org /premium/ONLINE/member/National/050809/n0809105A.html (825 words)

	OBIT-Smoky-Smith, 1st Writethru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ernest (Smoky) Smith points to his Victoria Cross medal as he arrives at a ceremony in his honour in Cesena, Italy, last year.
		Far from a natural-born diplomat, however, it was his fierce fighting ability that vaulted Smith - nicknamed Smoky in school because of his running ability - into the company of royalty, presidents and prime ministers.
		Smith had two machine guns, an anti-tank gun and hundreds of rounds of machine-gun ammunition strung around his neck and hanging off his body.
	www.recorder.ca /cp/National/050803/n080361A.html (1391 words)

	Canadians Pay Respects to WWII War Hero
		Prime Minister Paul Martin and Governor General Adrienne Clarkson led the parade of dignitaries past Smith's coffin, which was lying in state in the foyer of the House of Commons for a daylong vigil.
		Canada is holding a series of ceremonies this week for Smith, who died at his home in Vancouver on August 3 at the age of 91.
		Smith was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1914.
	www.china.org.cn /english/fetures/WWII/137891.htm (207 words)

	Smith, Ernest Alvia
		On October 21st and 22nd, while serving with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, Smith destroyed at least two German tanks, killed four Germans and caused the rest to withdraw.
		Smith, the first Canadian private to win a Victoria Cross in World War II, resides in Vancouver.
		As of 1995, Ernest Alvia Smith and Charles Cecil Ingersol Merrit are the only two Canadian Victoria Cross recipients still living.
	www.mta.ca /library/courage/smithernestalvia.html (106 words)

	Rat Patrol Radio :: View topic - Canada's Last Living VC Awardee Dies
		Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith, who was born in New Westminster, was 91.
		Smith, who served with Vancouver's Seaforth Highlanders, won the Commonwealth's highest award for military heroism for his actions during a battle to establish a bridgehead over the Savio River in Italy in 1944.
		As Smith's coffin crossed the Burrard Street Bridge, a group of CF-18 jets performed the Missing Man formation above the ceremony to mark the loss of a comrade.
	www.ratpatrolradio.com /forum/viewtopic.php?p=1159 (379 words)

	Last surviving Canadian winner of Victoria Cross dies
		Smokey's Victoria Cross: Ernest Alvia Smith tells how he held off German soldiers and Panther tanks to earn a VC at the Savio River.
		Smith led his three-man, anti-tank group across an open field under heavy fire.
		A military funeral is being planned for Smith, who was from New Westminster, B.C. He is survived by his children David and Norma-Jean, his grandchildren, Dan and Amanda, and his great granddaughter, Jewele.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2005/08/03/smoky-smith050803.html (1372 words)

	Ernest Alvia Smith - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Ernest Alvia ("Smokey") Smith is a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
		On the night of 21/22 October 1944 at the River Savio, North Italy, Private Smith was in the spearhead of the attack which established a brigdehead over the river.
		With a P.I.A.T. gun he put an enemy tank out of action at a range of 30 feet, and while protecting a wounded comrade, he destroyed another tank and two self-propelled guns, as well as routing a number of the enemy infantry.
	www.music.us /education/E/Ernest-Alvia-Smith.htm (393 words)

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