He had a twin brother
His desire was to go overseas but he was such a skilled pilot
Corporal Stephen's two sons aslo saw service during the Great War
Nonetheless it was on May 15th 1917 when James Smith was awarded that Military Medal with the following citation: "For initiative
resulting as Davis had predicted in the "plucking" of the "Plucking Board" itself
A Fine Dso Obe Group To Lieutenant-Colonel Sidney Stallard, King's Royal Rifle Regiment Auction He had a twin brotherDistinguished Service Order, George V (silver gilt); Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Officer's Breast Badge (silver gilt, maker marked "SG" (Sebastian Garrard), hallmarked with the British lion, a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "d" (1919) on the reverse); Queen's South Africa Medal, 5 Clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (LIEUT: S. STALLARD. K. R. R. C.); British War Medal