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SMITH, Colin Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX16998 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawker, South Australia, 14 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wharfie |
| Died: | Natural causes (cancer), Adelaide, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hawker District WW2 Roll of Honour, Hawker War Memorial Park |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, SX16998, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, SX16998, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Apr 1946: | Discharged Sergeant, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, SX16998, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Colin Sydney Smith
When Colin Sydney SMITH was born on November 15, 1919, his father, Gordon, was 29 and his mother, Lillian, was 30. He married Irene Stella Armstrong in October 1943 in Whyalla, South Australia. They had eight children in 13 years. He died on July 6, 1978, at the age of 58.
Submitted 30 March 2016 by Amy Hourigan
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