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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 12332" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Smollan </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Harold </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>7 Bn (West Yorkshire Regiment,attached) (A Company) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>14820558 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>7th April 1945 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Becklingen War Cemetery,Germany 15.E.12 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born Newcastle-on-Tyne</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Newcastle-on-Tyne</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Henry and Annie Smollan,Montreal,Province of Quebec,Canada</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>brother of Dennis Smollan,died 7.2.1943 age 21 as 1520153 AC1 51 Sq RAFVR</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>brother of Joshua Smollan,died 30.1.1944 age 29 as 1109606 Sgt 608 Sq RAFVR</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>forename "Hyman" (PRO)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>service number "14820556" (PRO - error)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Germany</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-smollan.14140/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14140-365f0998ff04b61a5150e3626f52e06d.jpg?1591399080" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-smollan-grave.14141/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14141-bce5dfc932286c6a222bec1e7d77da4c.jpg?1591399080" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>E-mail received from Bill Anderson,Captain (Retired)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Re: Pte Harold Smollan, 7(LI)Bn Para , died Neustadt 07 April 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Im doing research with Harolds existing family (One brother Abi still alive in Canada, and his cousin Stella still alive in Newcastle)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>I have met with Jack Lockwood, Harolds best friend in A Coy, who lived not far from me when I lived in Beverley, East Yorks.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>The story would have told that Harold died on the Neustadt bridge along with 21 of his fellow Paras - but he did not!</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>He was leading A Coy/The main Battalion along the B442 when he was killed in an explosion, a land mine as first thought</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>There were three 200kg devices placed under the road - in order to prevent armour using it to gain entry to Neustadt</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>He died instantly, and was buried in the garden of the farm opposite by the Canadian forces who followed 7(LI)Bn the next day</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>He laid to rest there until 1955 - when he was exhumed and buried with his comrades in Becklingen.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Jack Lockwood retraced his steps in 2005 and stood at the spot where Harold died - the German who owns the farm came over and started to chat.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>His name is Karl Lundenberg - and as a child of 9 he witnessed the advance of the 7th and saw the german in the grass who detonated the booby-trap devices but thankfully only one of the three exploded</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 12332, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Smollan [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Harold [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]7 Bn (West Yorkshire Regiment,attached) (A Company) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Private [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]14820558 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]7th April 1945 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]19 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Becklingen War Cemetery,Germany 15.E.12 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born Newcastle-on-Tyne[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided Newcastle-on-Tyne[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Henry and Annie Smollan,Montreal,Province of Quebec,Canada[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]brother of Dennis Smollan,died 7.2.1943 age 21 as 1520153 AC1 51 Sq RAFVR[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]brother of Joshua Smollan,died 30.1.1944 age 29 as 1109606 Sgt 608 Sq RAFVR[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]forename "Hyman" (PRO)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]service number "14820556" (PRO - error)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Germany[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-smollan.14140/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14140-365f0998ff04b61a5150e3626f52e06d.jpg?1591399080[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-smollan-grave.14141/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14141-bce5dfc932286c6a222bec1e7d77da4c.jpg?1591399080[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]E-mail received from Bill Anderson,Captain (Retired)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Re: Pte Harold Smollan, 7(LI)Bn Para , died Neustadt 07 April 1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Im doing research with Harolds existing family (One brother Abi still alive in Canada, and his cousin Stella still alive in Newcastle)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]I have met with Jack Lockwood, Harolds best friend in A Coy, who lived not far from me when I lived in Beverley, East Yorks.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]The story would have told that Harold died on the Neustadt bridge along with 21 of his fellow Paras - but he did not![/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]He was leading A Coy/The main Battalion along the B442 when he was killed in an explosion, a land mine as first thought[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]There were three 200kg devices placed under the road - in order to prevent armour using it to gain entry to Neustadt[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]He died instantly, and was buried in the garden of the farm opposite by the Canadian forces who followed 7(LI)Bn the next day[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]He laid to rest there until 1955 - when he was exhumed and buried with his comrades in Becklingen.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Jack Lockwood retraced his steps in 2005 and stood at the spot where Harold died - the German who owns the farm came over and started to chat.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]His name is Karl Lundenberg - and as a child of 9 he witnessed the advance of the 7th and saw the german in the grass who detonated the booby-trap devices but thankfully only one of the three exploded[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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