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Identity
Person No.
15872
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John Richard Smyth
Initials
J R S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of pneumonia
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of the Rev. Dr. John James McClure and Mary McClure (nee Denham), of Cape Town, South Africa. Educated at Cape Town and Johannesburg. Served in South Africa and in German South-West Africa with the Transvaal Light Horse. Came to England in 1915, and joined Royal Engineers. Twice wounded. His brother also died in service

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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