| Smith | Geoffrey | | Lieutenant | SMITH, GEOFFREY, Lieutenant, was the son of T Hector Smith, of 33 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh. He was born 26 March 1878, and entered the Royal Artillery, as a Second Lieutenant, 12 May 1900; was promoted Lieutenant 1 November 1901. He served with the Imperial Yeomanry in the South African War, 1900-2, and was severely wounded. He was present in operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, August and September 1900; operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, October 1900, including actions at Fredericstad; operations in Orange River Colony, July 1900; operations in Cape Colony, 1900; operations in the Transvaal, 1900 to 31 May 1902. He was twice mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 20 August 1901, and 18 July 1902]; received the Queen's Medal with three clasps; the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "Geoffrey Smith, Lieutenant, Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". Lieutenant Smith died at Rawalpindi, Punjab, India, on 23 November 1910, as the result of a gun accident.
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