Merton Beckwith-Smith [SEP] cause of death
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On 11 November 1942 Merton Beckwith-Smith died at Karenko Camp of diphtheria as a prisoner of war. In 1946 the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission) exhumed all the Taiwan prisoner of war remains and reburied them in the Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong. Many years later his grave was identified by Jack Edwards on the request of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Personal life.
Beckwith-Smith married Honor Dorothy Leigh on 14 March 1918. He lived at The Manor
Merton Beckwith-Smith
Major General Merton Beckwith-Smith, (11 July 1890 – 11 November 1942) was a senior British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars.
Early life and military career.
Beckwith-Smith was born on 11 July 1890, and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1910 he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards. He served with the Guards throughout the First World War, eventually becoming a staff officer in the Guards Division. On 4 October 1914,