2 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁direct ▁officer ▁commission ▁for ▁RE ME . ▁He ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁Work shop ▁Office ▁for ▁Gu ards ▁Arm oured ▁Division ▁during ▁D - Day ▁land ings ▁and ▁Norm andy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁as ▁a ▁work shop ▁control ▁officer ▁in ▁an ▁engine ▁repair ▁shop ▁at ▁Volks wagen ▁in ▁Wolf s burg . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Ex perimental ▁Department ▁for ▁Tri umph ▁Motor cy cles . ▁ ▁Motor cycle ▁racing ▁career ▁ ▁Ty rell - Smith ▁started ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁Douglas , ▁and ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Le in ster ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁He ▁rode ▁a ▁Tri umph ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁T T , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁rode ▁for ▁Rud ge , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁I OM ▁Senior ▁T T ▁Ty rell - Smith ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁lead , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁fourth ▁lap ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁minutes ▁ahead . ▁Then ▁he ▁crash ed ▁at ▁Glen ▁Helen , ▁allowing ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁b ikes ▁to ▁pass ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁re join , ▁and ▁this ▁put ▁Tim ▁H unt , ▁on ▁a ▁N orton , ▁in ▁front . ▁When ▁H unt ▁had ▁problems , ▁Sun be am ' s ▁Charlie ▁D od son ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁lead . ▁Interest ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁on