Smiles Raymond Pte 14566970
Personnel Entry
Name Smiles Raymond
Army number 14566970
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born County Durham 1924/25.
Age 19 at the time of his death.
Unit Conscripted into the General Service Corps. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre - possibly Brancepeth. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, and posted to the 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 19/6/1944 with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Rifleman - though to have possibly been a Bren Gun number.
Joined Brigade Not yet ascertained.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known, other than the wounds which lead to his death.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action 19-Jun-44
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of William and Mary Smiles, Eggleston. Buried Grave XI. L. 9. Bayeux War Cemetery. See Memorial description in Eggleston Church here.
Source table 10DLI
The full image of the family headstone in Eggleston Churchyard is shown below:-
