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Smith, James
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Smith, James
Date Of Birth
5 Jan 1881
Age
33
Birth Place
Workington, Cumberland
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Workington, Cumberland; Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
Date
21 Dec 1914
Date Of Death
21 May 1968
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Real name James Alexander Glenn.
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Further gazette dates: 16/02/1915 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 1664 (MiD) Gazette issue: 29072 (MiD)
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
6423
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
1700 (V.C.); Issue: 29074 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Rouges Bancs, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Border Regiment
Battalion
3rd Battalion attached 2nd Battalion
Place of Death
Middlesborough, Yorkshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Border Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
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The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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