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English Girl Guide leader, Music Advisor to the Girl Guides Association From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hettie Smith (b. Kent, 3 September 1917, d. Bath, 2 July 2010) was a choral director for the Girl Guides Association and compiler of several songbooks, including Canciones De Nuestra Cabaña (1980).[1]
Hettie Smith | |
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Born | Henrietta Grace Smith 3 September 1916 Kent, England |
Died | 2 July 2010 93) Bath, Somerset, England | (aged
Education | Saffron Waldon College |
Occupation(s) | Conductor, editor, music advisor to Girl Guides Association |
Henrietta Grace Smith was born in Kent to Raymond Smith and Henrietta Langley. She was evacuated to Bath during WWI. After the war she grew up in Plumstead, London and attended the John Roan School. She trained as a teacher at the Saffron Waldon College. At the start of WWII she returned to Bath as a music teacher at Royal School, Lansdown.[2] She lived in Bath until the 1980s[3][4] when she moved to North Wales.[5][6] In lieu of flowers at her funeral, donations were made to Girlguiding Somerset North and WaterAid.[7]
While in Bath, Smith was involved in “almost every aspect of Guiding”, including Brownies, Guides and secretarial work.[8] Her roles included:
She was also active in the music making at Foxlease Guide centre in Hampshire.
Smith was involved in the following BBC albums:
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