Smallman Private 72380
Info
Surname | Smallman |
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Forename | Charles J |
Rank | Private |
Army No | 72380 |
Battalion | 8th |
Commissioned | Not set |
Date Of Wounds | Not set |
Wounds | |
Died Killed | Not set |
Death Details | |
Enlisted Date | Not set |
Enlisted Location | |
Date Of Birth | Not set |
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Residence | |
Discharged | Not set |
Theatre Of War | France |
Date Of Entry | Not set |
Z Class | |
Surname Spellings | |
Other Info | Private C. J. Smallman lied about his age an enlisted in to the Machine Gun Corps at the age of 17 in 1915. He fought in the Battle of the Somme and was wounded. He later became a Colour Sergeant (army number 5241235) in the Worcesters at the ens of the war and served in Germany as part of the British Occupation Force until he was discharged in 1922. Between the end of WW1 and the start of WW2 he was a Euphonium Player in the band of the 8th Battalion. He died at the age of 100 on the 28th April 1998 at the Oaklands Nursing Home. |
Assignments
Machine Gun Corps 124570 Private |
Worcestershire Regiment 72380 Private |
8th Worcestershire Regiment 5241235 Colour Serjeant |
Service Awards
The British War Medal |
The Allied Victory Medal |
Gallantry Awards & Honors
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No results found. |
Foreign Decorations & Awards
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No results found. |
Royal Flying Corps
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