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Smyth, Nevill Maskelyne
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Smyth, Nevill Maskelyne
Date Of Birth
14 Aug 1868
Age
30
Birth Place
Westminster, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
London; Marazion, Cornwall, England
Date
2 Sep 1898
Date Of Death
21 Jul 1941
Further Information
Signifies that the Officers name appears in the "Foreign Orders" list, published quarterly. General Officers employed and Officers holding General, Administrative, Technical Departmental Staff Appointments specified in the Army order No 95 of 1918.
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2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays). Served in the Mahdist War (Sudan Campaign), the Second Boer War and the First World War. Ranks range from Captain to Major General. Served with Dragoon Guards, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces and Commands and Staff. Lieutenant-Colonel 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), Allied Regiment of Natal Forces, 01/05/1909. Colonel, 3rd Dragoon Guards, seniority date: 01/01/1918.
Rank Name
Captain
Award Details
Distinguished Service (C.B.); Award received from France during First World War (Légion d'Honneur); Award received from Belgium during First World War (Croix de Guerre); Award received from Belgium during First World War (Ordre de Leopold);
Gazette Date
1898
Gazette Page
6688 (V.C.); Issue: 27023 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Battle of Khartoum, Sudan
School
Deperdussin Flying School
Certificate Type
Aviator's
Certificate Date
16 Jul 1913
Test Taken
Hendon
Service
British Army
Regiment
Dragoon Guards
Aircraft
Deperdussin Monoplane
Commemorated
Balmoral Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Place of Death
Balmoral, Victoria, Australia
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
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Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Dragoon Guards
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
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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