Francis John (Frank ) SMITH

SMITH, Francis John

Service Number: SX19619
Enlisted: 17 May 1943, Wayville, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Alberton, South Australia, 7 July 1921
Home Town: Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Timber yard worker
Died: Natural causes , Globe Derby, South Australia , 13 May 2009, aged 87 years
Cemetery: Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia
Buried with his wife Norma
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World War 2 Service

17 May 1943: Enlisted Private, SX19619, Wayville, South Australia
17 May 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX19619, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion
18 May 1943: Involvement Private, SX19619
25 Mar 1946: Discharged Private, SX19619, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion
25 Mar 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX19619, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Aaron Smith

Frank left school aged 11 after his father was killed at work