In memory of

Private

George Kenneth Smallwood

who died on 2 Jul 1944


Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit South Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number L12902
  Date of death 19440702
  Cause of death died of wounds
Narrative history
  L12902 Private (South Saskatchewan Regiment) George Kenneth Smallwood (b.1918) of Stoughton died 19440722 and is buried at Bény-sur-Mer Canadian was cemetery near Reviers, Calvados, France. Smallwood, who survived the Dieppe raid, was wounded at Verrières Ridge and died two days later. He was the son of Albert Edmund and Agnes Mary Smallwood. George was working as a farm labourer at Sparling, Manitoba, when he enlisted at Weyburn in 1940.

George was attracted to the SSR by his brother (Frederick) Roy Smallwood who was a CSM in the regiment. Ironically, Roy was wounded in the same engagement that killed his younger brother.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 65 - Tecumseh
  Cemetery or memorial location Bény-sur-Mer Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Stoughton
  Geo-memorial Smallwood Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 53.6167°N / 104.4167°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73H9
  Geo-memorial details North of Choiceland.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19181016
  Place of birth Stoughton    
  Date of enlistment 19400416
  Place of enlistment Weyburn    
  Residence on enlistment Stoughton    
  Occupation farmer
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