Smallwood Charles Alfred 2/Lt 88785
Personnel Entry
Name Smallwood Charles Alfred
Army number 88785
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth 16/9/1913 - Medomsley, Consett, County Durham.
Age 75 at the time of his death.
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.
Platoon or other sub-unit
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.
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.
Source table 11DLI
