Major John Greville Smyth-Osbourne

Major John Greville Smyth-Osbourne

• Born on 27 July 1886 at Stapleton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
• Son of John Smyth Smyth-Osbourne and Eliza Cotton Prior.
• Married Rosa Mary Bovill, daughter of Charles Arthur Bovill and Hon. Penelope Magdalen Sclater-Booth, on 17 April 1923 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.
• Died in 1979 at Newbury, Berkshire, England.
• Fought in the First World War, where he became a POW.
• Major in the service of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
• Lived at Blackford House, Highclere, Berkshire, England. Child of Major John Greville Smyth-Osbourne and Rosa Mary Bovill
• Colonel Edward Timothy Smyth-Osbourne b. 5 Apr 1925, d. 1987

The Peerage

Devon Baptisms

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• First name(s) John Greville
• Last name Smyth-Osbourne
• Birth year -
• Baptism year 1886
• Baptism date 26 Sep 1886
• Denomination Anglican
• Baptism place Iddesleigh
• Father's first name(s) John Smyth
• Mother's first name(s) Eliza Cotton
• Mother's last name -
• County Devon
• Country England
• Archive South West Heritage Trust
• Archive reference 1500/PR/1/7

Two LOTFWW pages

• https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/3344333
• https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4181875

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Medal Index Cards

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• First name(s) J G
• Last name Smyth-Osbourne
• Year 1914-20
• Service number -
• Rank Captain
• Regiment Royal Welsh Fusiliers
• Service record Rank: Captain, Corps: Royal Welsh Fusiliers
• Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D4467608
• Country Great Britain
• Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
• Archive reference WO372/15

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