SMITH, George
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Brighton, Sussex, England, 30 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Yerong Creek, Lockhart, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Architect and surveyor |
| Died: | Flinders, Victoria, Australia, 4 August 1968, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Flinders St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church Memorial Lectern |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 2nd Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas & Sarah (nee Holland)
The Argus (Melb, Vic), Thur Sept 1943 (p.6):
ENGAGEMENTS
HOLLAND – SMITH – Miss F.R. (Rena) Holland, eldest daughter of Mrs Holland and the late Mr T. Holland, The Rest, Flinders, to George, second son of the late Mr and Mrs T. Smith, of Brighton (England).
Rena Holland d.6/3/1986, buried Flinders Cemetery
The Sun News-Pictorial (Melb, Vic), Mon 17 Jan 1949 (p.10):
Lovely Flinders – It is said the the coastline around Flinders is reminiscent of the coast of Cornwall. On Saturday I had morning tea with Captain George Smith, who has been connected with Flinders since 1909, at his house overlooking the lovely green sweep of the golf course to rugged cliffs above the blue waters of the ocean. Captain Smith was the moving spirit behind the rebuilding of St John’s Church of England, Flinders. Its latest addition is a war memorial baptistry, with murals executed by the former war artist Charles Bush. The parishioners have created a beautiful place, both inside and out, which is a model of good taste and careful expenditure. Ninety per cent of country churches in Victoria, please note!
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