James William (Bill) SMITH

SMITH, James William

    Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
    Enlisted: 21 April 1925
    Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant
    Last Unit: No. 21 Squadron (RAAF)
    Born: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1905
    Home Town: Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria
    Schooling: Warrnambool Technical School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Cabinet Maker; RAAF
    Died: Pulmonary embolism post-surgery, Laverton, Victoria, Australia, 11 June 1953, aged 47 years
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    1) Melaleuca Garden M2, Bed 2 2) Tristania, Wall 4BB, Niche 01 3) Commemoration plaque in the Garden of Remembrance
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    Non Warlike Service

    21 Apr 1925: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman

    World War 2 Service

    1 Jan 1932: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, No. 1 Service Flying Training School , 101 Flight, Point Cook
    1 Oct 1936: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 21 Squadron (RAAF), Laverton
    1 Sep 1939: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF), Laverton
    1 Jan 1941: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, No. 21 Squadron (RAAF)
    1 Dec 1942: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 21 Squadron (RAAF), Bankstown NSW
    1 Dec 1943: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 21 Squadron (RAAF), Flight Lieutenant, Lowood, Nadzab New Guinea

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