Henry Martin Lockhart Smith (50-54) died peacefully on November 25, 2020 after a short illness with his wife at his side. He was 83. At the NCP he was CCC of Port Jackson, in Hesperus Division, a member of the Paravicini Club and in College teams for cross-country running and shooting.

His son Charles writes:

“On leaving the College at the end of 1954 he went to RMA Sandhurst. From there he joined the Grenadier Guards serving in Cyprus during the Eoka troubles going on to serve in Malta, British Guiana, Honduras, Northern Ireland and Germany.  He was Mentioned in Dispatches following a tour of Northern Ireland.  In 1978-81 he commanded the 2nd  Battalion Grenadier Guards, first in Chelsea Barracks and then in Munster (Germany), where the battalion was in the Mechanised Infantry Role as part of 2nd  Armoured Division.  His last job before retiring from the Army in 1984 was GSO1 (General Staff Officer) in HQ LONDIST.  In 1982, as GSO1, he was involved in making the Guards element of 5 Infantry Brigade ready prior to the Falklands Conflict. He was greatly respected by his guardsmen as a capable leader of men.

On leaving the army, he became a Queen's Messenger which took him to all corners of the world.  In 1989, on returning from Ulaanbaatar, he arrived in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square protests and assisted in the successful evacuation of the British Embassy. He retired to the family home, Ellingham Hall in Norfolk, where he dedicated his life to replanting trees following the Great Storm of 1987 and managing the estate. At his core he was a true Grenadier, countryman and loyal friend.”