Geoffrey Bache Smith

Geoffrey Bache Smith (1894 - 1916) was a close friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, and a member of the T.C.B.S. He attended King Edward's School in Birmingham, as did Tolkien and the other members of the society, though Smith would later attend Corpus Christi College in Oxford, while Tolkien went to nearby Exeter College.

During World War I, Smith served as Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusilliers. He participated in the Battle of the Somme, where he was severely wounded by enemy shrapnel, and died four days later.

Portrayal in film
Smith will be portrayed by Northern Irish actor Anthony Boyle in the upcoming biographical film Tolkien.