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Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE ALEXANDER SMITH

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Gordon Highlanders

4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 28 July 1918

Age 43 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RAPERIE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLEMONTOIRE

IIIA. D. 10.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order
  • Additional Info Son of Robert and Jessie Smith, of Auchmar, Aberdeenshire. Solicitor, Aberdeen.
  • Personal Inscription NEARER MY GOD TO THEE
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Buried or commemorated at

RAPERIE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLEMONTOIRE
Aisne France
Number of casualties: 612
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