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9 April 2025

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£140

Three: Private D. C. Smith, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War in the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940

1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (5382629. Pte. D. C. Smith. Oxf & Bucks.) verdigris to Star, otherwise very fine (3) £160-£200

Dennis Charles Smith attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Territorial Force) on 14 July 1936 and served with the 1st Battalion as part of the British Expeditionary Force in 1940. He was taken prisoner of war during the final withdrawal to Dunkirk, and was held at Stalag 344, Lambinowice, Poland. He was awarded the Efficiency Medal per Army Orders of 31 August 1949.

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