Major General Nevill Maskelyne Smyth

Ranks Held Brigadier General, Captain, Colonel, Temporary Brigadier General
Birth Date 14/08/1868
Birth Place United Kingdom: England
Death Date 18/07/1941
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Balmoral
Final Rank Major General
Units
  • 1st Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 2nd Australian Division
  • 2nd DG
  • Staff
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • 19th century

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Timeline

Date of birth 14/08/1868
Date of honour or award 02/09/1898 Awarded Victoria Cross whilst serving with 2 Dragoon Guards as a Captain at the Battle of Khartoum, Sudan. Captain Smyth galloped forward and attacked an Arab who had run amok among some War Correspondents. Captain Smyth received the Arab's charge, and killed him, being wounded in the arm while doing so, but he saved the life of at least one of the War Correspondents.
Date of recommendation honour or award 06/10/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 17/01/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 20/09/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 10/03/1917
Date of death 18/07/1941