Geoffrey Hubert Smith
Person details
| Forename(s) | Geoffrey Hubert |
|---|---|
| Surname | Smith |
| Rank | Captain |
| Regiment | Coldstream Guards |
| Age | |
| Death | Presumed to have died of wounds as Prisoner of War |
| Place of Death | Gembloux, Flanders |
| Date of Death | 22/10/1918 |
| Year of Entry | 1911 |
| House Letter | C |
| School Notes | |
| Comments | No photograph. Reg: "wounded and POW at Haussy 16th Oct, presumed to have died of wounds in German hands at Gembloux about 22nd Oct 1918" |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 1st Battalion |
| Prefect | |
| Military Decorations | [MC] Military Cross |
| Album Number | 7 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | - |
| Additional Notes |
2.4.19 The Radleian. Citation for the Military Cross. Lt. G. H. Smith, C. Gds., Spec. Res., attd. 1st Bn.- For conspicuous gallantry and fine leadership in an attack through an impenetrable fog. On reaching the objective the company commander was killed. He at once took charge and reorganized the company, which at the time was being heavily bombarded. Later, he captured the final objective, and although his right flank was in the air, he so disposed his command as to give very good security. |
| Burial or Cemetery | ST. SYMPHORIEN MILITARY CEMETERY, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave ref I. B. 3 |
| Place of Birth | Mere Green, Warwickshire |
| Post School | |
| Shields in Hall |
