Smith Frank Pte 4456294

Personnel Entry

[[Image:|thumb|alt=CWGC Headstone - Private Frank Smith - 1TS.|CWGC Headstone - Private Frank Smith - 1TS.]]

Name Smith Frank
Army number 4456294
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 23
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but probably Spring or early Summer 1949. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Probably posted to the 12th Battalion DLI on the creation of the Battalion September 1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on 20/5/1940 at Ficheux. KILLED by a guard whilst a Prisoner of War 17/6/42, Auth: CAS/2/BW/6 dated 2/7/42 (BW Book 358 No 5 page 11). Mentioned in Commons Debate in Hansard 8/6/1943 by Mr Magnay.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War XXB 357, 10233
Died/Killed in action 17-Jun-42. Buried Grave 4.A.9. Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery.
Home address Research suggests Pte Smith was born in Gateshead in 1918, father Frank, mother Florence M. (nee Bennett) and that he was a resident of Gateshead at the time of his death.
Source table 1TS