Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29210/pages/6269. Lieutenant John George Smyth, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army. On 18th May 1915 near Richebourg L'Aouve, France, with a volunteer bombing party of 10 men, Lieutenant Smyth conveyed a supply of 96 bombs to within 20 yards of the enemy's position over exceptionally dangerous ground, after the attempts of two other parties had failed. Lieutenant Smyth succeeded in taking the bombs to the desired position with the help of two of his men (the other eight having been killed or wounded). To achieve this purpose he had to swim a stream, being exposed the whole time to howitzer, shrapnel, machine-gun and rifle fire. MILITARY CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/32064/supplement/9510. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29200/supplement/6012. GAZETTE ISSUE 29200, MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES, The following despatch has been received by the Secretary of State for War from the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, British Forces in the field. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/35020/supplement/7175. ORDER OF ST GEORGE,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29275/supplement/8504.
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Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29210/pages/6269. Lieutenant John George Smyth, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army. On 18th May 1915 near Richebourg L'Aouve, France, with a volunteer bombing party of 10 men, Lieutenant Smyth conveyed a supply of 96 bombs to within 20 yards of the enemy's position over exceptionally dangerous ground, after the attempts of two other parties had failed. Lieutenant Smyth succeeded in taking the bombs to the desired position with the help of two of his men (the other eight having been killed or wounded). To achieve this purpose he had to swim a stream, being exposed the whole time to howitzer, shrapnel, machine-gun and rifle fire. MILITARY CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/32064/supplement/9510. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29200/supplement/6012. GAZETTE ISSUE 29200, MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES, The following despatch has been received by the Secretary of State for War from the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, British Forces in the field. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/35020/supplement/7175. ORDER OF ST GEORGE,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29275/supplement/8504.