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Robert Bevis Smith

Date of Birth	10/01/1938
Date of Death	03/02/2023
Date of Funeral	23/02/2023
Age at death	85
Trade or profession

Biographical references

The Ringing World page 156 17/02/2023

The Ringing World page 689 07/07/2023

Societies

Central Council of Church Bellringers

Publications in the Central Council Library

Acquisition Number	Publication	Date	Contribution
2580	My Life Among the Bells	1999	Author
2489	Ringers' Notebook and Diary 1957-1987 The Ringing World Diary 1988-1992		Author
1188	Standard Methods in the Art of Change-Ringing (Letterpress)	1980	Author
2079	The Proof of Plain Bob Major	n.d.	Author
2536	The Ringing World Diary 1993-1998		Author
2622	The Ringing World Diary 1999		Author
2696	The Ringing World Diary 2000		Author
2755	The Ringing World Diary 2001		Author
2808	The Ringing World Diary 2002-2022		Author

Awaiting photo.

Places

Place of Birth
Began ringing at
Location mentioned in obituary	Melbourne

Performances

First peal

Date of Thousandth peal	28/08/1973
Total peals rung	0
Total peals conducted	0

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 28

Year	Society	Participation
1969	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1970	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1971	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1972	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1973	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1974	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1975	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1976	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1978	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1979	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1980	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1981	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1982	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1983	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1984	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1985	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1986	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1987	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1988	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1989	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1990	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1991	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1992	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1993	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1994	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1995	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1996	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1997	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1998	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1999	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
2000	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member

Not in Rolls of Honour

Robert Bevis Smith

Date of Birth	10/01/1938
Date of Death	03/02/2023
Date of Funeral	23/02/2023
Age at death	85
Trade or profession

Biographical references

The Ringing World page 156 17/02/2023

The Ringing World page 689 07/07/2023

Societies

Central Council of Church Bellringers

Publications in the Central Council Library

Acquisition Number	Publication	Date	Contribution
2580	My Life Among the Bells	1999	Author
2489	Ringers' Notebook and Diary 1957-1987 The Ringing World Diary 1988-1992		Author
1188	Standard Methods in the Art of Change-Ringing (Letterpress)	1980	Author
2079	The Proof of Plain Bob Major	n.d.	Author
2536	The Ringing World Diary 1993-1998		Author
2622	The Ringing World Diary 1999		Author
2696	The Ringing World Diary 2000		Author
2755	The Ringing World Diary 2001		Author
2808	The Ringing World Diary 2002-2022		Author

Awaiting photo.

Places

Place of Birth
Began ringing at
Location mentioned in obituary	Melbourne

Performances

First peal

Date of Thousandth peal	28/08/1973
Total peals rung	0
Total peals conducted	0

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 28

Year	Society	Participation
1969	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1970	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1971	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1972	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1973	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1974	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1975	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1976	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1978	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1979	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1980	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1981	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1982	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1983	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1984	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1985	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1986	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1987	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1988	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1989	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1990	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1991	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1992	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1993	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1994	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1995	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1996	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1997	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1998	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1999	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
2000	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member

Not in Rolls of Honour

The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringers from the past

Robert Bevis Smith

Biographical references

Societies

Publications in the Central Council Library

Awaiting photo.

Places

Performances

Participation in Central Council activities

Not in Rolls of Honour

Robert Bevis Smith

Biographical references

Societies

Publications in the Central Council Library

Awaiting photo.

Places

Performances

Participation in Central Council activities

Not in Rolls of Honour