Southport Borough Police: Sergeant Miller Smith

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Reference WMO/288264

Address:

Southport Police Station

Albert Road

Southport

PR9 0LL

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Roll of Honour or Book of Remembrance
Materials:
  • Glass Glass
  • Paper Paper
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Other
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Topped by the Southport Borough Police crest, a photograph of Miller Smith is flanked by the crests of the Coldstream Guards and No2 Commandos. Beneath is the citation, followed by a depiction of the No2 Commando beret badge. Within the mount below is a further inscription. The whole memorial is in a glazed frame. The Police Station in Albert Road, Southport is the former site of Southport Borough Police Headquarters, where the memorial was erected.
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(Main inscription): In Memoriam/ SERGEANT MILLER SMITH/ A gallant comrade who gave his life to the Glory of God,/ his King and his Country whilst taking part in an operation/ in September 1942 directed against a hydro-electric power/ station at Glomfjord, Norway, in company with eleven other/ British and Norwegian troops. The force was landed/ from a submarine on the 15th September and on the night/ of the 20th September succeeded in blowing up the power/ station. The force then began to make its way towards the/ Swedish frontier, but after a short distance had been covered/ a German patrol made an attack which made it necessary for/ the force to split up so that each individual might have a chance/ of escaping. Four members of the party managed to reach/ the frontier and were subsequently repatriated./ The remainder including Miller Smith were captured and/ subsequently shot as a reprisal. (Smaller inscription, inset into the mount beneath): Sergeant Miller Smith - Coldstream Guards/ also served as a Constable in the/ Southport County Borough Police.

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