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SMITH, Edward Ernest
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | SX2663, S52590 |
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Enlisted: | 9 May 1940 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA) |
Born: | Adelaide, SA, 30 July 1915 |
Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Journalist |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
9 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX2663, 4MD / SA & NT Area Lines of Communication, Adelaide, SA | |
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9 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX2663, Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA) | |
5 Nov 1940: | Embarked Private, SX2663, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, HMS Stratheden ex Adelaide | |
5 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, SX2663, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa, To SIgnals Platoon | |
9 Jun 1941: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
6 Jun 1942: | Transferred Lance Sergeant, 9th Division Headquarters | |
17 Jun 1943: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, SX2663, 9th Division Headquarters, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Emplaned Townsville deplaned Port Moresby | |
5 May 1944: | Promoted Lieutenant, Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA) | |
19 Sep 1945: | Discharged Lieutenant, S52590, Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA) | |
19 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX2663, Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA) |
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