User talk:Graham42816

May 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Frederick Smith (rugby league), did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. Xionbox₪ 13:11, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Frederick Smith (rugby league)
Hi Graham42816, I originated the Frederick Smith (rugby league) article, are you related to Fred Smith? It is quite unusual for someone to be christened Fred, do you have a reference? Other references show he initially played for Leeds, then Wakefield Trinity, would you know whether he then went onto play for Hunslet? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 09:04, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Really sorry for the delay but I don't use this much. Yes, I am his eldest son. My dad, Fred, was named after his dad, my grandfathter who's full name was Fred Oswald Smith. he played for York and won a winners medal while playing for the 'Union of rugby football'. I actually have his medal and a watch that was presented to him, I seem to remember that he payed for a club called 'Broughton Rangers' too. My dad didn't have a middle name and was always called Fred (No nickname) I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate being called Frederick. I'm sure he did not play for Hunslet but in his amateur days did play for 'Stanley Rangers' My grandad, Fred, started his career playing for Belleview rangers, at the time he was the electrician at Belleview Zoo Nr Manchester. That's close to where my dad was born 'Gorton' South east Manchester. He gre up in Rawdon later moving to Wakefield where my Grandparents ran a pub called 'The Albion' in Eastmoor Wakefield. I'm sorry to say my dad died a few years ago of cancer, the same as my mum 'Anne Patricia(Pat) Smith' If I can be of any more use to you please feel free to contact me My email is graham42816@aol.com