Smith Robert Pte 4447615 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 17:17, 28 January 2022

2022-01-28T17:17:07Z

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	\|Surname and forenames=Smith Robert		\|Surname and forenames=Smith Robert
	\|Army number=4447615		\|Army number=4447615
	\|Rank=~~Pte~~		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, ~~Enl~~ 4/6/1929, TA 6, 4 yrs~~, Disch~~ at ~~termination~~ of Engagement 3/6/1933, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 13/8/1940, Class Z Army Reserve 27/1/1946.		\|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, Enlisted 4/6/1929, in TA 6, for 4 yrs. Discharged at the ntermination of his Engagement 3/6/1933. Re-enlisted. Posted 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northen France with the B.E.F. Posted missing. Known to have been taken Prisoner of War - probably on 20/5/1940 - official notification received 13/8/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 27/1/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=8B 344 1857		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
			\|Date of birth=Not yet known.
			\|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.
			\|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
			\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
			\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
			\|Promotions=None known, but see note below.
			\|Wounded=Not yet known.
			\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
			\|Home address=No family details as yet.
			\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 8B and 344, PoW Number 1857.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 19:23, 20 June 2019

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	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
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			Although this is a common name, a notification that a Sgt Robert Smith had been reported "Missing" appeared in the Auckland Chronicle of 11th July 1940, which may have referred to this man.

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Smith Robert
|Army number=4447615
|Rank=Pte
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, Enl 4/6/1929, TA 6, 4 yrs, Disch at termination of Engagement 3/6/1933, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 13/8/1940, Class Z Army Reserve 27/1/1946.
|Prisoner of War=8B 344 1857
|Source table=10DLI
}}