Personal Details of George Smith
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| Buried: | 28/01/1904 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | George Smith | ||||||
| Age at Death | 68 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 28 January 1904 | ||||||
| Abode |
14 Church Almshouses
Newbury |
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| Official at Burial | A N Acheson | ||||||
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| Sources | Burial Register |
Burial Register entry for George Smith
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Burial Register Entry for George Smith
Memorial Details
| Headstone: In Loving Memory of /my dear husband / George Smith / who died Jan. 20th.1904 / aged 68 years. / A Crimean veteran / "Home at last they labour done / safe and blest, the Victory won. / Jordan passed, from pain set free / Angels now have welcomed thee." / Also of / Mary Ann Smith / the beloved wife of the above / who died Feb. 8th. 1910 / aged 84 years. / "Resting in Peace." // | |
| Name on Memorial | George SMITH |
| Date of death | 20/01/1904 |
| Age | 68 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | Headstone |
| Construction Material | Sandstone. Engraved |
| Condition of memorial | Headstone tilted sidewards. Engraving of quotation worn & difficult to read |
| Pattison Location Code | ZZ6 |
| Recorder's Notes | It would appear that Mary Ann was buried a year after her death. This is unlikely and the the worn inscription should be 1911. Evidence is that the abode on the burial register is that of her daughter. |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Mary Ann SMITH |
Newspaper Cuttings
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George Smith
| Source: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Article date: | 29/01/1904 |
| Copyright: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Transciption: | GEORGE SMITH DEATH OF A CRIMEAN VETERAN – There died on Tuesday, in the Church Almshouses, George Smith, aged 68, who was a Crimean Veteran. Born at Ecchinswell, he joined the 7th Royal Fusiliers in 1854, at the age of 17, and immediately went out to his regiment to the Crimea, where he was wounded by the bursting of a shell, and lost his right leg. He was subsequently discharged as unfit for further service in consequence of the injuries then inflicted. He received the Turkish Medal, and also the Crimean with the Sebastopol bar. He had been an out-pensioner of Chelsea Hospital since 1855, receiving 10d a day. Newbury Weekly News 28 January 1904 Buried 28 January 1904 age 68 Book 1899, page 079, No. 7826 |
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Turkish Medal awarded to George Smith
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Turkish Medal awarded to George Smith
The obverse shows the Ottoman Sultan’s tughra with the Muslim calendar year of 1271 on all versions. The reverse depicts a cannon standing upon the Imperial Russian flag, with an anchor and a mortar. The four flags of the allies are to the rear, their ord
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Crimea Medal awarded to George Smith
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Crimea Medal awarded to George Smith
The medal consists of a 36mm silver disk with, on the obverse, the diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend VICTORIA REGINA with the date 1854 below. The reverse has a depiction of a standing Roman warrior about to receive a laurel crown from a fly
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