Smith, Clement Leslie b. January 17, 1878 d. December 14, 1927 Somaliland Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Cowes, England, he served as a Lieutenant in the British Army, attached to the 5th Somaliland Light Infantry. During actions at Jidballi, Somaliland, January 10, 1904, Lieutenant Smith and a medical officer tried to rescue a hospital assistant who was wounded. The heavy enemy fire made this impossible and the hospital assistant was killed. Lieutenant Smith then did all that was possible to bring out the medical officer, helping him to mount a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) English Cemetery, Alassio, Provincia di Savona, Liguria, Italy
b. January 17, 1878 d. December 14, 1927