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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Soldiers of the Regiment Captain Albert Smith MP Albert Smith was born at Cowling, Yorkshire, on 15 June 1867, and commenced work part time in a worsted mill in 1875. He was subsequently a weaver and powerloom overlooker in a cotton mill, and was Secretary to Nelson Overlookers’ Association, 1898-1929; President, General Union of Powerloom Overlookers, Nelson and District Textile Trades Federation, and held various other offices connected with Trade Unions; Chairman of Executive Committee, Nelson District Nursing Association; Mayor of Nelson, 1908-10; Labour M.P. for Clitheroe Division of Lancashire, and Nelson and Colne Parliamentary Borough, 1910-20; Served as a Captain during the Great War in the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, retired 1928; J.P. for the Borough of Nelson and County of Lancaster; D.L. County Palatine of Lancashire. Captain Smith died on 7 April 1942. Captain Albert Smith, MP, 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, at Fort Stamford, Plymouth, circa 1916 or 1917. Accession Number: KO0228/02 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.