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SMART, Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX7845 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 July 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarendon, SA, 16 February 1907 |
| Home Town: | Clarendon, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Clarendon Public School |
| Occupation: | Manager of Jersey Stud |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 13 July 1942, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery A I B 5 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarendon Methodist Church and Sunday School Honour Board, Clarendon WW2 Memorial, Clarendon War Memorial, Kangarilla War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jul 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, SX7845, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 5 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, SX7845, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Lionel Ledger and Rosetta Maude SMART of Clarendon. Educated at Clarendon Public School he was fond of all sport and played football, cricket and tennis. Married to Pearl Petrel Maria SMART, of Onkaparinga Stud Clarendon with two sons Peter and John, he was the manager of a Jersey Stud. Enlisting in July 1940 he left Australia in February 1941 and after service in Tobruk, died of wounds in Egypt on 13th July 1942.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER
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