Private Mark Holman-Smith served with Signals Platoon Company, Headquarters Company, 2 PARA.
Pte Holman-Smith, Sigs Pln, HQ Coy was attached to C Company 2 PARA, during Operation Corporate.
19 year old Pte Holman-Smith was killed by oerlikon fire from the airfield at Goose Green whilst moving forward to recover a GPMG from a wounded Recce Platoon soldier, Private Russell as the company advanced down a forward slope towards the schoolhouse.
Pte Holman-Smith is buried at San Carlos Cemetery, Falkland Islands.
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See account of Goose Green co-edited by Colonel David Benest
Profile photograph courtesy of Bob Hilton
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