We remember John Albert Gordon Smyth

We remember John Albert Gordon Smyth

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Timeline

Timeline

1886
birth Aylstone, Leicester United Kingdom Source:8957977 Source:9060216 13th April 1886
1891
dates Age 5 Source:8957971 1891
1891
location Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier Jersey parents address Source:8957971 1891
1901
dates Age 15 Source:8957970 1901
1901
location 3 Park Place, Greenwich, London United Kingdom parents address Source:8957970 1901
1911
dates Age 25 Source:8957969 1911
1911
employment Bank clerk Source:8957969 1911
1911
location 9 Brandram Rd, Lewisham, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:8957969 1911
1915
employment Bank Employee London and South Western Bank Limited Coleman Street, London E.C. United Kingdom Source:9060199 April 1915
1917
commission Temporary Source:4181866 8th January 1917
1917
service British Army Second Lieutenent Royal Lancashire Regiment Source:4181866 8th January 1917
1918
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:4181866 2nd May 1918
1918
dates Age 33 Source:7308932 29th June 1918
employment Bank Employee Barclays Bank Ltd Coleman Street, London E.C. United Kingdom Source:9060167
service British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Source:4181866
service British Army Corporal B23589 and 72189 Royal Fusiliers and Training Reserve Battalion 26th Battalion and Training Reserve Battalion Source:4181866
service British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 5th Battalion Source:7308932
location 16 Clarendon Rd, Lewisham, Kent United Kingdom Source:8957968
location Sampford Lodge, College Park, Lewisham, London S.E. United Kingdom Source:9060216
1918
death Killed in Action France Source:7308932 Source:7621718 29th June 1918
burial Merville Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France I. F. 57. Source:7308932

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Albert Gordon
Initials JAG
Last Name Smyth
Source 4181866
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
16 Clarendon Rd, Lewisham, Kent United Kingdom
3 Park Place, Greenwich, London United Kingdom parents address known 1901
9 Brandram Rd, Lewisham, Kent United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier Jersey parents address known 1891
Sampford Lodge, College Park, Lewisham, London S.E. United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Machine Gun Corps Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal Lancashire Regiment Second Lieutenent
British Army B23589 and 72189 Royal Fusiliers and Training Reserve Battalion 26th Battalion and Training Reserve Battalion Corporal
British Army Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 5th Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rev Henry Armstrong Smyth father
Clare Elizabeth Nuell mother

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920 Transcription Deborah102878
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Deborah102878
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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Black Tommies: British Soldiers of African Descent in the First World War Deborah102878
Journal of the Institute of Bankers - Roll of Honour Yvonne27542
Journal of the Institute of Bankers - October 1915 Yvonne27542
John Albert Gordon Smyth Infantry application Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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Remembrance Deborah102878
Barclays Bank - We Will Remember Them James201
Detail Page from Barclays Bank Book of Remembrance James201
Original London and South Western Bank Memorial James201

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