Issy Smith, the Glossary
Issy Smith (– 11 September 1940) was a British-Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to eligible forces of the Commonwealth and United Kingdom.[1]
Table of Contents
82 relations: Albert Medal for Lifesaving, Alexandria, Aliens Act 1905, Ansell, Anzac Day, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Associated British Picture Corporation, Association football, Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian House of Representatives, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Basra, Battle of Loos, Battle of Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Rorke's Drift, British Army, Buckingham Palace, Camberwell, Chemical warfare, Chlorine, Commonwealth of Nations, Coronary thrombosis, Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France), Daily Mail, Delhi Durbar, Division of Melbourne, Dublin, East End of London, Edinburgh, Eric Pickles, Essendon Airport, Festubert, First Boer War, George V, German New Guinea, Ghetto, Gloucestershire, Henry Edward Kenny, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Jewish Historical Society of England, Joseph Hertz, Justice of the peace, Karachi, Khedivate of Egypt, London, Manchester Regiment, Mansion House, Dublin, Marseille, Matthew Nathan, ... Expand index (32 more) »
- Egyptian Jews
- Egyptian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Manchester Regiment soldiers
Albert Medal for Lifesaving
The Albert Medal was a British decoration instituted to recognize the saving or endeavouring to save the lives of others.
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Alexandria
Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
Aliens Act 1905
The Aliens Act 1905 (5 Edw. 7. c. 13) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Ansell
Ansell Limited is an Australian company which makes gloves and other personal protection equipment, primarily from latex and rubber.
Anzac Day
Anzac Day (Rā Whakamahara ki ngā Hōia o Ahitereiria me Aotearoa or lit) is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".
Ascot Vale, Victoria
Ascot Vale is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area.
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Associated British Picture Corporation
Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI.
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women
The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (AJEX; prior to 1939, the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen, and from 1928 to 1939, the Jewish Ex-Servicemen's Legion) is a non-political charitable organization that focuses on issues affecting Jewish British former servicemen and women.
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Australian Dictionary of Biography
The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB or AuDB) is a national co-operative enterprise founded and maintained by the Australian National University (ANU) to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history.
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Australian House of Representatives
The Australian House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.
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Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) was a small volunteer force of approximately 2,000 men, raised in Australia shortly after the outbreak of World War I to seize and destroy German wireless stations in German New Guinea in the south-west Pacific.
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Basra
Basra (al-Baṣrah) is a city in southern Iraq.
Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos took place from 1915 in France on the Western Front, during the First World War.
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Battle of Neuve Chapelle
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle (10–13 March 1915) took place in the First World War in the Artois region of France.
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Battle of Rorke's Drift
The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War.
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British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
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Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is a royal residence in London, and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom.
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Camberwell
Camberwell is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross.
Chemical warfare
Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons.
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Chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical element; it has symbol Cl and atomic number 17.
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.
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Coronary thrombosis
Coronary thrombosis is defined as the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel of the heart.
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Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
The 1914–1918 (War Cross) was a French military decoration, the first version of the. Issy Smith and Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) are recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France).
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Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper published in London.
Delhi Durbar
The Delhi Durbar (lit. "Court of Delhi") was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India.
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Division of Melbourne
The Division of Melbourne is an Australian electoral division in the State of Victoria, represented since the 2010 election by Adam Bandt, leader of the Australian Greens.
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Dublin
Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.
East End of London
The East End of London, often referred to within the London area simply as the East End, is the historic core of wider East London, east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City of London and north of the River Thames.
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.
Eric Pickles
Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles, (born 20 April 1952) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentwood and Ongar from 1992 to 2017.
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Essendon Airport
Essendon Fields Airport, colloquially known by its former name Essendon Airport, is a public airport serving scheduled commercial, corporate-jet, charter and general aviation flights.
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Festubert
Festubert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
First Boer War
The First Boer War (Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, literally "First Freedom War"), was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and Boers of the Transvaal (as the South African Republic was known while under British administration).
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George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
German New Guinea
German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) consisted of the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and several nearby island groups and was the first part of the German colonial empire.
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Ghetto
A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group are concentrated, especially as a result of political, social, legal, religious, environmental or economic pressure.
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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Henry Edward Kenny
Henry Edward Kenny VC (Annraoi Éamonn Ó Cionnaith; 27 July 1888 – 6 May 1979), was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Issy Smith and Henry Edward Kenny are British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross and British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross.
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
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Jewish Historical Society of England
The Jewish Historical Society of England (JHSE) was founded in 1893 by several Anglo-Jewish scholars, including Lucien Wolf, who became the society's first president.
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Joseph Hertz
Joseph Herman Hertz (25 September 1872 – 14 January 1946) was a British Rabbi and biblical scholar.
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Justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.
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Karachi
Karachi (کراچی) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.
Khedivate of Egypt
The Khedivate of Egypt (or خُدَيْوِيَّةُ مِصْرَ,; خدیویت مصر) was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire, established and ruled by the Muhammad Ali Dynasty following the defeat and expulsion of Napoleon Bonaparte's forces which brought an end to the short-lived French occupation of Lower Egypt.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Manchester Regiment
The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958.
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Mansion House, Dublin
The Mansion House (Teach an Ard-Mhéara) is a house on Dawson Street, Dublin, which has been the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin since 1715, and was also the meeting place of the Dáil Éireann from 1919 until 1922.
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Marseille
Marseille or Marseilles (Marseille; Marselha; see below) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Matthew Nathan
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan (3 January 1862 – 18 April 1939) was a British soldier and colonial administrator, who variously served as the governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland.
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Melbourne
Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.
Mesopotamian campaign
The Mesopotamian campaign or Mesopotamian front (Turkish) was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British Raj, against the Central Powers, mostly the Ottoman Empire.
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Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Moonee Ponds is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area.
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Nile Expedition
The Nile Expedition, sometimes called the Gordon Relief Expedition (1884–1885), was a British mission to relieve Major-General Charles George Gordon at Khartoum, Sudan.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
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Pound sterling
Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.
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Returned and Services League of Australia
The Returned and Services League of Australia, known as RSL, RSL Australia and RSLA, is an independent support organisation for people who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force.
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Saint George's Cross
In heraldry, Saint George's Cross (or the Cross of Saint George) is a red cross on a white background, which from the Late Middle Ages became associated with Saint George, the military saint, often depicted as a crusader.
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Second Battle of Ypres
During the First World War, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from for control of the tactically important high ground to the east and south of the Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium.
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Second Boer War
The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.
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Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
The secretary of state for housing, communities and local government is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, and Cabinet minister, responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
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Sergeant
Sergeant (Sgt) is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.
Sinai and Palestine campaign
The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918.
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Stanley Gibbs
Stanley Frederick Gibbs, GC (2 January 1909 – 3 March 1991) was an Australian shipping clerk and an exchange recipient of the George Cross, the highest civil decoration for heroism in the United Kingdom and formerly in the Commonwealth.
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Stroud
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England.
Synagogue
A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans.
The History Press
The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history.
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The Jewish Chronicle
The Jewish Chronicle (The JC) is a London-based Jewish weekly newspaper.
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The London Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record or government gazettes of the Government of the United Kingdom, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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Under-Secretary for Ireland
The Under-Secretary for Ireland (Permanent Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) was the permanent head (or most senior civil servant) of the British administration in Ireland prior to the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.
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United Australia Party
The United Australia Party (UAP) was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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VCs of the First World War
VCs of the First World War is a series of books that list the Victoria Cross recipients of the First World War.
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.
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William Maloney (politician)
William Robert Nuttall Maloney (12 April 1854 – 29 August 1940) was an Australian medical doctor and politician.
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Winter operations 1914–1915
Winter operations 1914–1915 is the name given to military operations during the First World War, from 23 November 1914 – 6 February 1915, in the 1921 report of the British government Battles Nomenclature Committee.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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Yiddish
Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish or idish,,; ייִדיש-טײַטש, historically also Yidish-Taytsh) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is an area of Northern England which was historically a county.
Ypres Cloth Hall
The Cloth Hall (Lakenhal or Lakenhalle) is a large cloth hall, a medieval commercial building, in Ypres, Belgium.
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1931 Australian federal election
The 1931 Australian federal election was held on 19 December 1931.
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3rd (Lahore) Division
The 3rd (Lahore) Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army and before 1895, the Bengal Army, first organised in 1852.
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See also
Egyptian Jews
- Al-Hiti
- Andreas (archbishop of Bari)
- Avraham Yosef
- David Yosef
- Edmond Jabès
- Eli Cohen
- Elias Moadab
- Ellis Douek
- Gaby Aghion
- Georges Moustaki
- Gideon Gechtman
- Haim Saban
- Henry Rousso
- History of the Jews in Alexandria
- Issy Smith
- Lena Cymbrowitz
- Samuel Fedida
- Sarah Lewitinn
- Saul Moyal
- Shaike Levi
- Simon Malley
- Sylvain Sylvain
- Togo Mizrahi
- Vicki Shiran
- W. Hanselman
- Yehoshua Rozin
- Yitzhak Goren
Egyptian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Aline Gubbay
- Ash Atalla
- Assem Allam
- Bishop Missael
- Caleb Gattegno
- Constantine P. Cavafy
- Dennis Avoth
- Dorothy Buckland-Fuller
- Hany El-Banna
- Issy Smith
- Jaroslav Drobný
- Kimon Evan Marengo
- Magdi Yacoub
- Maged N. Kamel Boulos
- Minouche Shafik
- Rose Alba
- Samuel Fedida
- Tony Thorne
- Xenophon Kasdaglis
Manchester Regiment soldiers
- Alfred Robert Wilkinson
- Arthur Potts (footballer)
- Bernard Manning
- Billy Morgan (footballer, born 1878)
- Charles Harry Coverdale
- Chris Porter (footballer, born 1885)
- Clare Wilson
- David Weitzman
- Edward Didymus
- Edwin Bardsley
- Frank Buckley (footballer)
- Frank Hesham
- George Evans (VC)
- George Stringer
- Harold Meadowcroft
- Henry Kelly (VC)
- Issy Smith
- Jack Yuill
- James Kirk (VC)
- James Pitts (VC)
- Joe Spottiswood
- John Burdon
- John Hogan (VC)
- Kenneth Horsfield
- Leslie Statham
- Netherwood Hughes
- Paddy McGuire (footballer)
- Percy Courtman
- Robert Blatchford
- Robert Palmer, 1st Baron Rusholme
- Robert Scott (VC)
- Sam Spiby
- Teddy Hodgson
- Tom McCormick (boxer)
- Tom White (rugby)
- W. A. B. Goodall
- Walter Mills (VC)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issy_Smith
Also known as Ishroulch Shmeilowitz, Israel Schmulovitch.
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