Hubert Smith

Age: 24

Sex: male

Date: 27 May 1952

Place: Woodbury Common, Woodbury, Exmouth, Devon

Hubert Smith was shot during an Army platoon ambush exercise at Woodbury Common, Woodbury near Exmouth on 27 May 1952.

A 20-year-old private in the Wiltshire Regiment was tried for his murder at the Devon Assizes in Exeter on Tuesday 4 November 1952 but acquitted.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see National Archives - DPP 2/2171

see Dundee Courier - Wednesday 05 November 1952

see Liverpool Echo - Monday 03 November 1952

see Daily Herald - Wednesday 05 November 1952

see Unsolved 1952