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248190 Tpr. Thomas "Smudger" Smith British Army B Squadron 4th Reconnaissance Regiment from:Preston, Lancashire. My late father Thomas Smith was injured on overseas training whilst at Middleton. He stated that he was in the rear of a truck when a misdirected phosphorus grenade landed in the rear of the truck, killing the soldier next to him and giving my father splash burns on his face etc. He was quickly conveyed to the nearby RAF Burns Hospital, which was the old Midland Railway Hotel on the promenade at Morecambe. The date was 13th January 1944 and he was discharged on the 29th January according to the Army records. He went on to serve in Italy and Greece and was demobbed in late summer 1947. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**