Smith Edward Cpl 4468357

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Cpl E Smith's CWGC headstone.
Cpl E Smith's CWGC headstone.

Name Smith Edward
Army number 4468357
Rank Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth Born Middlesbrough 1922/23.
Age 21
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date. Posted 10th Bn DLI. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 28/6/1944 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet known.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 28-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Middlesbrough. Son of William Herbert and Elizabeth Ann Smith, Middlesbrough. Buried Grave IV. C. 13. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 10DLI