Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Second Lieutenant S. G. Smith, 59th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), late Army Cyclist Corps, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 21 March 1918

1914-15 Star (447 Pte. S. G. Smith, A. Cyc. Corps.) scratch marks over naming; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. S. G. Smith.) mounted for wear, generally very fine or better (3) £100-£140

Sidney George Smith served during the Great War with the Army Cyclist Corps in the French theatre of war from 16 March 1915. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Corps in May 1917, and was killed in action whilst serving with the 59th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) on the Western Front, 21 March 1918. Second Lieutenant Smith is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. His medals were sent to his father G. R. Smith at 43 Park Lane, Wallington, Surrey.