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|battalion =[[3rd Border Regiment]], att.<br>[[2nd Border Regiment]] |
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|action-date =[[21 December]] 1914 |
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|citation-date=[[18 February]] 1915}} |
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James was born in Workington, Cumberland on [[5 January]] 1881<ref name="museum">Cumbria's Museum of Military Life. [http://www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org/6423-private-james-smith-v-c/ 6423 Private James Smith V.C.] Retrieved 6 November, 2014.</ref> and died on the [[21 May]] 1968. He is currently resting in Acklam Cemetery and Crematorium, Middlesborough. His Victoria Cross is displayed at Cumbria's Museum of Military Life (Carlisle, Cumbria, England).<ref>The Victoria Cross. [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ccborder.htm The Border Regiment] Retrieved 6 November, 2014.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | |awards = [[Border Regiment Victoria Cross Citations|Victoria Cross]] for action on [[21 December]] 1914<br>For conspicuous bravery on 21 December at Rouges Bancs in voluntarily going from their<ref>This citation is used for [[Abraham Acton (10694 Pte.)]] who was also awarded the VC for the same action.</ref> trench and rescuing a wounded man who had been lying exposed against the enemy's trench for 75 hours, and on the same day again leaving their trench voluntarily under heavy fire, to bring into cover another wounded man. They were under fire for 60 minutes whilst conveying wounded men to safety.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29074/supplement/1700 London Gazette, (Supplement) no. 29074, p. 1700]</ref><ref>His Victoria Cross is displayed at Cumbria's Museum of Military Life (Carlisle, Cumbria, England).</ref><ref>The Victoria Cross. [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ccborder.htm The Border Regiment] Retrieved 6 November, 2014.</ref> |
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|born = [[5 January]] 1881 / Workington, Cumberland<ref name="museum">Cumbria's Museum of Military Life. [http://www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org/6423-private-james-smith-v-c/ 6423 Private James Smith V.C.] Retrieved 6 November, 2014.</ref> |
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|died = [[21 May]] 1968 |
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|age = 87 |
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Revision as of 17:52, 15 July 2024
a soldier of the border regiment
Survived the War
| Full Name | James Alexander Smith |
| Rank (highest) | Private |
| Service Number | 6423 |
| Battalion | 3rd Battalion |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Attached | 2nd Battalion |
| Awards | Victoria Cross for action on 21 December 1914 For conspicuous bravery on 21 December at Rouges Bancs in voluntarily going from their[1] trench and rescuing a wounded man who had been lying exposed against the enemy's trench for 75 hours, and on the same day again leaving their trench voluntarily under heavy fire, to bring into cover another wounded man. They were under fire for 60 minutes whilst conveying wounded men to safety.[2][3][4] |
| Born | 5 January 1881 / Workington, Cumberland[5] |
| Died | 21 May 1968 |
| Age | 87 |
| Resting Place | Acklam Cemetery, Middlesborough |
Biography
We do not have any biographical information about this soldier.
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References and notes
- ↑ This citation is used for Abraham Acton (10694 Pte.) who was also awarded the VC for the same action.
- ↑ London Gazette, (Supplement) no. 29074, p. 1700
- ↑ His Victoria Cross is displayed at Cumbria's Museum of Military Life (Carlisle, Cumbria, England).
- ↑ The Victoria Cross. The Border Regiment Retrieved 6 November, 2014.
- ↑ Cumbria's Museum of Military Life. 6423 Private James Smith V.C. Retrieved 6 November, 2014.
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