posted on 2024-06-24, 16:06authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
John Smart had been in the Navy in WW1, and was an Ordinance Artificer [1st Class] - he was killed during the Battle of Crete in 1941. John was awarded the oak leaf emblem, being mentioned in dispatches.
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The contributor left a selection of photographs and letters to be photographed with us but some are lacking in context.
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John Smart
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Elizabeth Wooldridge
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