Monument to Captain EJ Smith (Lichfield, UK) July 1914

A statue, sculpted by Kathleen Scott, wife of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, was unveiled in July 1914 at the western end of the Museum Gardens in Beacon Park, Lichfield. The pedestal is made from Cornish granite and the figure is bronze. Lichfield was chosen as the location for the monument because Smith was a Staffordshire man and Lichfield was the centre of the diocese. The statue originally cost £740 (£70,000 with inflation) raised through local and national contributions.
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Heartbreaking story of a brave man’s life and legacy.
One child. Helen (1898-1973) had just turned 14 (on April 2 ) when her father Capt. Smith perished.
Later, Helen married and had twins who both died tragically.
A girl who died of polio, and a son who died in WWll, Her husband later committed suicide.
She remarried and lived until 1973.