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For conspicuous gallantry and good leadership. Through thick fog he led his company, under complete control, to the objective. He personally rushed an enemy machine gun and killed the crew. Later he led his company forward with great determination, in face of very heavy fire. He set a splendid
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recipients started when he was a schoolboy in the 1890s. He built up an archive of the service records and final resting places of
Victoria Cross holders, summarising the results in a pamphlet. However, Lummis perceived short-comings in his work and encouraged
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on 21 January 1928, and on 9 December 1930 he reached the retirement age for service, remaining in the reserve of officers for a further five years. On leaving the Army he researched the other four
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Templeton (1897–1976) in 1919 and was the father of Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Templeton Lummis (1920–1999) of the Suffolk Regiment and a World War II military historian.
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of 1879. The book showed that Smith's involvement in the defence of the mission station had been seriously overlooked in favour of the more famous participants, such as
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who had gathered for a reunion. In 1912 he endeavoured to create a complete and accurate roll of the men who had served in the 11th
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was a detailed analysis of the part played by Smith in the famous battle of
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until the late 1930s. In 1948 he was re-commissioned as a
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