Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
She was the daughter of John Smith, a framework knitter, born 1853 in Whetstone, Leics., and his wife Sarah Ann Smith (nee Brooks, married in the 3rd quarter of 1873 in the Blaby, Leics. district), born 1853 in Whetstone, Leics. Brinette was born in the 3rd quarter of 1893 in Blaby, Leics., her siblings were, John George, a shoe trade riveter, born 1877, Samuel L., a shoe trade finisher, born 1880, Reuben, a shoe trade clicker, born 1885 and Walter, a shoe trade finisher, born 1886, the latter four siblings were all born in Whetstone, Leics., Thomas Gerard, born 1890 and Florence M., born 1895 the latter two siblings were both born in Blaby, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at Whetstone Road, Blaby, Leics. Brinette’s father died, aged 56, in the 2nd quarter of 1909 in the Blaby, Leics. district. In April 1911 Brunetta was employed as a silk bonnet maker and was residing in the family home at Whetstone Road, Blaby, Leics., together with her widowed mother and siblings, Gerard, a boot trade nailing machine operator and Florence a s silk hat band cutter. Officially recorded at birth as Brinette, she was variously known as Brenetta and Brunetta. Brunetta’s funeral service took place on the 12th August 1918, and she is interred in Blaby Cemetery, Leics., grave reference, C 310 NC. The burial records record Brunetta’s place of residence as Military Hospital, Endell Street, City Road, London, (Blaby), the latter address would indicate the Military Hospital in which she was serving at the time of her death, and the entry of Blaby in parenthesis would indicate her home address.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
The Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), later named the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, was the women's unit of the British Army, from 1917-1921. During the Great War years, over 57,000 women served- no rank was held, and the women were known as officials (controllers and administrators) and members (workers). The unit was divided into four sections: cookery, mechanical, clerical and miscellaneous, later including an auxiliary corps of the Royal Army Medical Corps. A German air raid during WWII saw many of their records lost.

Endell Street Military Hospital was a WWI military hospital located in central London, the only one to staffed entirely by suffragists. The hospital was established in May 1915 by Doctors Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson, both former members of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).
The role that Worker Brunetta Smith served during WWI is not known, nor do we know her cause of death. We would love to know more about her and if you have any information that could help us, please use the WMP contact link.