Awarded the VC for his heroism on 18 May 1915, age 21, while serving in the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army. "Where others had failed, he led a bombing party, under enemy fire, which killed eight of his ten men. He reached his objective displaying resolve and conspicuous bravery. (Festubert, France)". Freemason at: №6305, Farriers Lodge.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John George Smyth, VC
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Freemason VCs - Z3 - Sinton, Smyth, Stuart
John Alexander Sinton, 8-21 January 1916, Age 31, Indian Medical Service, Ind...
Memorial Gates
Designed by Liam O'Connor as a reduced-scale version of Lutyens' monument at ...
Other Subjects
War dead, WW1
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War dead, WW1
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Bella Pearson-Kidd
A family researcher refers to "Thomas Pearson and his wife Bella Goss Pearson née Brooman lived {at Nightingale Hall} until Thomas died in 1862 and then Bella remarried to a John Kidd and became Be...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
1 memorial