253715 Sgt. Terence Roy "Smudge" Smith British Army South Staffordshire Regiment from:Burton Upon Trent Terence Roy Smith was my Dad.
He served with distinction in the South Staffords during WW2.
Dad spoke very little of his time during the war but I know he
had his wings and parachuted into Normandy. He was a member of
Wingates Chindits I believe he served with them in Burma. He may
have been a POW for a short time.
At the end of the war the Staffords were given the freedom of
Lichfield and my Dad bore the Regimental Colours in a march to
Lichfield Cathedral in a service to commemorate their efforts.
He left the Army after the war for a short time, but missed the Army so much he re-enlisted and served again from about 1946 to 1961, again with the South Staffs. He served during that time in Germany, Borneo, Egypt
and Kenya. During his final years of service he was a training Sgt at Whittington Barracks.
Dad was so keen to be a soldier he joined at 14 years old but was not
too truthful about his age and was discharged as soon as the truth was known, only to rejoin as soon as he reached the eligible age.
I regret I don't have much more knowledge of his service history, my
brother holds his medals so I may be able to provide more. I would
greatly appreciate any information anyone may have of Terry Smith (Smudge)
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