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SMITH, George Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX185 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 20 April 1905 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Official |
| Died: | Lorne, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1995, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lorne Cemetery, Victoria Plot: LRN-SECT-2-807-220. Memorial ID: #153930974 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX185, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX185, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
For distinguished service during the Salamaua Lae (Papua New Guinea) campaign August-September 1943, Lieutenant Colonel Smith was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
Colac's George Smith, who was a Bank official prior to the war, gained the award for using his splendid organisational ability in disposing Wampit Force in a mission which was highly successful and greatly facilitated the landing of paratroops at Nadzab.
[Source: Colac Family History Project/WW2 Honour Roll]
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