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Jan 01, 0001 Cupar, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 07 Mar 1998 (aged 1997)
British Army officer, Colonel of the 7th Gurkhas from 1975-82
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About Eric Smith Army Officer
- Brigadier Eric David "Birdie" Smith CBE DSO (August 1923 – 7 March 1998) was a senior British Army officer and military historian who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, for leadership and gallantry on 3 September 1944, whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the 7th Gurkha Rifles in Italy, during the Second World War.
- Smith later commanded the 1st/2nd Gurkhas in Borneo during the Malaysia-Indonesia Confrontation.
- He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1975.
