| Surname: | Smith |
| Initials: | C J |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | P/11587 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (5a) East Africa, 16/10/1914. Shown as (4) Mesopotamia, 16/10/1914 on medal roll page B802. 6/7/1906 enlisted as a Pte 2 Dorsetshire Regt. No. 7984, later Sgt. age, 18.11 years, born Burford, Oxfordshire, occupation Game Keeper, address: C/O Mrs Wellman, Leyhett, Maltravers, Poole, Dorset23/11/1915 slightly wounded in action, Ctestiphon Mesopotamia, 6/5/1917 transferred to MFP, 16/5/1916 seriously ill 3 British General Hospital Amara. Served 6/7/1906 to 7/1/1908, India 8/1/1908 to 15/10/1914, Mesopotamia, 16/10/1914 to 24/6/1915, Indian 25/6/1915 to 21/10/1915, Mesopotamia, 22/10/1915 to 10/4/1919, India 11/4/1919 to 28/7/1919, en route 29/7/1919 to 19/8/1919, Home 20/8/1919 to 4/12/19194/12 to class Z reserve. Info from Pension Index Card: Smith, Christopher Joseph, Dorset, 7984, Military Police, P/11587, Pension is being issued by IOW to Olive RM, Ada, TK and Frederick W Burbridge, step children of the above named man under ufnd 10.DEH.408 in respect of Burbridge, William, Dorset, 11765, 17/1/1924. Christopher Joseph Smith. |