We remember Owen Brice Smyth

We remember Owen Brice Smyth

Timeline

Timeline

1884
sibling Letitia Gladys Smyth Source:7653292 1884
1886
sibling Gustavus Harold Smyth Source:7653292 1886
1889
sibling Henry Ernest Smyth Source:7653292 1889
1895
birth Belfast, County Antrim Ireland Source:7653303 Source:7653297 23rd February 1895
1901
dates Age 6 Source:7653292 1901
1901
location 117 Greencroft Gardens, Hampstead, London United Kingdom parents address Source:7653292 1901
1911
dates Age 16 Source:7653297 1911
1911
location Peterborough Hill, Harrow-on-the Hill, Middlesex United Kingdom school/college address Source:7653297 1911
1914
commission Temporary Source:7653534 30th October 1914
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:7653534 30th October 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4181970 21st July 1915
1916
service British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:7653538 15th January 1916
1916
service British Army Captain (acting) King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:7653543 25th October 1916 - 30th October 1916
1917
service British Army Temporary Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:7653555 24th February 1917
1917
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:7653649 25th May 1917
1917
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:7653554 20th June 1917
1917
hospitalisation 'Smyth, O B, MC, Capt. wounded 22/12/17' Hospital/Institution Source:7653999 22nd December 1917
1930
marriage Eileen Helen Nancy Butler Source:7653301 1930
1982
death Unknown New Forest, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:7653303 24th August 1982

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Owen Brice
Initials OB
Last Name Smyth
Source 4181970
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
117 Greencroft Gardens, Hampstead, London United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Peterborough Hill, Harrow-on-the Hill, Middlesex United Kingdom school/college address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Second Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Captain (acting)
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Temporary Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabella Amelia Heyn mother
Harold Robert Smyth father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Letitia Gladys Smyth sister 1884
Gustavus Harold Smyth brother 1886
Henry Ernest Smyth brother 1889
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eileen Helen Nancy Butler wife 1930

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Clare995
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Clare995
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Clare995
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Clare995
Medal Index Cards Transcription Clare995

External Evidence

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Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958, for Owen Brice Smyth Clare995
Owen Brice Smyth appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 30 Oct 1914 Clare995
2nd Lt Owen B Smyth appointed Lieutenant, King's Royal Rifle Corps, 15 Jan 1916 Clare995
Lt. O B Smyth to be acting Captain, KRRC, 25-30 Oct 1916 Clare995
Lt. O B Smyth appointed Captain, KRRC, 21 April 1917 Clare995
Lt. (actg. Capt.) Owen Brice Smyth awarded the Military Cross Clare995
Lt. O B Smyth, MC, appointed Captain, KRRC, 24 Feb 1917 Clare995
Death notice of Lt Col Owen Brice Smyth, OBE, from The Times, 27 Aug 1982 Clare995
The Annals of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, Vol 5, 1932, by Maj Gen Sir Steuart Hare et al. Clare995

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We remember Owen Brice Smyth