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SMITH, Douglas William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 21204, 24204 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1940, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Engine Room Artificer IV |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 8 March 1917 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at Sea, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Port Pirie Navy Memorial, Whyalla BHP Employees War Memorial, Whyalla Memorial Wall, Whyalla Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 21204, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 24204 | |
| 20 Nov 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Engine Room Artificer IV, 21204, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
21204 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Douglas William Charles Smith, RAN. Enlisting on 28 March 1940, he served aboard the HMAS Sydney II. He was killed in action, aged 24, on 20 November 1941 when HMAS Sydney sunk off the Western Australian coast while battling with the German auxiliary cruiser, HSK Kormoran, which also sank..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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