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SMITH, Eric John
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX6412 |
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Enlisted: | 22 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Saddleworth, South Australia, 29 September 1912 |
Home Town: | Burra (SA), Goyder, South Australia |
Schooling: | Scotch College, Adelaide |
Occupation: | Overseer Wilangee Station |
Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 1 November 1942, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery A I. C. 8. |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
22 Jun 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX6412, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX6412, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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