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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Smallwood Charles Alfred
|Army number=88785
|Rank=2/Lt
|Date of birth=16/9/1913 - Medomsley, Consett, County Durham.
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn 31/5/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, Iceland, Wounded and evacuated beyond Regimental Aid Post 29/6/1944, Released as Hon Major 1946, Captain TARO 1/9/1948, Ceased TARO obligation on age grounds 11/12/1963.
|Company/Battery=D, A, C,
|Task or role=Duty Officer, 2i/c, Company Commander
|Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39
|Promotions=A/Capt 4/7/1940, W/S Lt and T/Captain 10/9/1940, W/S Captain 4/1/1942, T/Major 21/1/1943,
|Wounded=29/6/1944
|Died/Killed in action=Cricket Archive states date of death as 29/6/1981. McGregor Card Index states 28/6/1989. Both state death occurred in Birmingham. Research has been unable to confirm either place or date.
|Home address=Son of P.E. Smallwood, The Garth, Medomsley. Educated Durham School and Armstrong College. Admitted as a Solicitor, November 1937. Prosecuting Solicitor, Birmingham Corporation.
|Source table=11DLI
}}

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 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
 |Died/Killed in action=Cricket Archive states date of death as 29/6/1981 but this appears to be confused with the date for another man with the same name.  McGregor Card Index states 28/6/1989 in Birmingham and this appears to be correct.
-|Home address=Son of Percy Edmund Smallwood, The Garth, Medomsley, and Adelaide Smallwood (nee Welsh).  Educated Durham School and Armstrong College.  Admitted as a Solicitor, November 1937.  Worked as Prosecuting Solicitor, Birmingham Corporation.  Married Enid Smith at St Margaret's Church, Durham on 9/4/1940.
+|Home address=Son of Percy Edmund Smallwood (1879 - 1948), The Garth, Medomsley, and Adelaide Smallwood (nee Welsh 1879 - 1916).  Educated Durham School and Armstrong College.  Admitted as a Solicitor, November 1937.  Worked as Prosecuting Solicitor, Birmingham Corporation.  Married Enid Smith at St Margaret's Church, Durham on 9/4/1940.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

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 |Rank=2/Lt
 |Date of birth=16/9/1913 - Medomsley, Consett, County Durham.
-|Age=0
+|Age=75 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn 31/5/1939.  Embodied 24/8/1939.  Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39.  Served B.E.F.   Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Wounded and evacuated beyond Regimental Aid Post 29/6/1944.  Released as Hon Major 1946.  Captain TARO 1/9/1948.  Ceased TARO obligation on age grounds 11/12/1963.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2/Lt in the 8th Battalion 31/5/1939.  Embodied 24/8/1939.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 1/9/39.  Served B.E.F.   Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Wounded and evacuated beyond Regimental Aid Post 29/6/1944.  Released as Hon Major 1946.  Captain TARO 1/9/1948.  Ceased TARO obligation on age grounds 11/12/1963.
 |Company/Battery=D, A, C Company.
 |Task or role=Duty Officer, 2i/c, Company Commander.
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 |Promotions=A/Capt 4/7/1940, W/S Lt and T/Captain 10/9/1940, W/S Captain 4/1/1942, T/Major 21/1/1943.
 |Wounded=29/6/1944.
-|Died/Killed in action=Cricket Archive states date of death as 29/6/1981.  McGregor Card Index states 28/6/1989.  Both state death occurred in Birmingham.  Research has been unable to confirm either place or date.
+|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
-|Home address=Son of P.E. Smallwood, The Garth, Medomsley.  Educated Durham School and Armstrong College.  Admitted as a Solicitor, November 1937.  Prosecuting Solicitor, Birmingham Corporation.
+|Died/Killed in action=Cricket Archive states date of death as 29/6/1981 but this appears to be confused with the date for another man with the same name.  McGregor Card Index states 28/6/1989 in Birmingham and this appears to be correct.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

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 |Date of birth=16/9/1913 - Medomsley, Consett, County Durham.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn 31/5/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, Iceland, Wounded and evacuated beyond Regimental Aid Post 29/6/1944, Released as Hon Major 1946, Captain TARO 1/9/1948, Ceased TARO obligation on age grounds 11/12/1963.
+|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn 31/5/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, B.E.F., Iceland, Wounded and evacuated beyond Regimental Aid Post 29/6/1944, Released as Hon Major 1946, Captain TARO 1/9/1948, Ceased TARO obligation on age grounds 11/12/1963.
 |Company/Battery=D, A, C,
 |Task or role=Duty Officer, 2i/c, Company Commander