Difference between revisions of "Smith Edward Cpl 4468357"
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|Surname and forenames=Smith Edward | |Surname and forenames=Smith Edward | ||
|Army number=4468357 | |Army number=4468357 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Corporal. |
|Date of birth=Born Middlesbrough 1922/23. | |Date of birth=Born Middlesbrough 1922/23. | ||
| − | |Age=21 | + | |Age=21 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date. Posted 10th | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 28/6/1944 with 10th Bn The Durham Light Infantry. |
|Joined Brigade=Date not yet known. | |Joined Brigade=Date not yet known. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=28-Jun-44 | + | |Promotions=None known beyond Corporal. |
| − | |Home address=Resident of Middlesbrough. Son of William Herbert and Elizabeth Ann Smith, Middlesbrough. | + | |Task or Role=Probably Rifle Section Commander. |
| + | |Died/Killed in action=28-Jun-44. Buried Grave IV. C. 13. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel. | ||
| + | |Home address=Resident of Middlesbrough. Son of William Herbert and Elizabeth Ann Smith, Middlesbrough. | ||
|Image Name=Smith_E_4468357_10_DLI.JPG | |Image Name=Smith_E_4468357_10_DLI.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Cpl E Smith's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Cpl E Smith's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Revision as of 09:57, 29 November 2025
Personnel Entry
Name Smith Edward
Army number 4468357
Rank Corporal.
Decorations
Date of birth Born Middlesbrough 1922/23.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 28/6/1944 with 10th Bn The Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet known.
Promotions None known beyond Corporal.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 28-Jun-44. Buried Grave IV. C. 13. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Home address Resident of Middlesbrough. Son of William Herbert and Elizabeth Ann Smith, Middlesbrough.
Source table 10DLI
