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  • Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet
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  • Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet, VC MC PC (25 October 1893 – 26 April 1983) was a British Indian Army officer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Although a recipient of the Victoria Cross, his army career ended in controversy.
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serviceyears
  • 1912
Birth Date
  • 1893-10-25
Commands
  • 17
  • 19
  • 36
  • 127
death place
  • Marylebone, London
Name
  • Sir John Smyth, Bt
Caption
  • Drawing of Lieut. Smyth's VC action, from The War Illustrated, August 1915.
Birth Place
  • Teignmouth, Devon
Title
Awards
death date
  • 1983-04-26
Rank
Battles
Before
Years
  • 1950
  • 1956
After
laterwork
placeofburial
  • Golders Green Cemetery
abstract
  • Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet, VC MC PC (25 October 1893 – 26 April 1983) was a British Indian Army officer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Although a recipient of the Victoria Cross, his army career ended in controversy.