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
Commemorated ati
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 non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Ernest J. Leach
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
James Hall (writer)
Writer and journalist. James Hall started the campaign to commemorate the first recording studio after he chanced upon it while researching his novel, The Industry Of Human Happiness, set in the ea...
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Leonard Clifton Brock
From the parish of St Thomas in Bethnal Green and killed in WW1, a private aged 22.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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