SMITH, Reginald Cairns
| Service Number: | VX14192 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Cheltenham, SA, 18 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Gawler Primary and High Schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 25 June 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler RSL Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
| 6 May 1940: | Involvement Private, VX14192 | |
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| 6 May 1940: | Enlisted Caulfield, VIC | |
| 6 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX14192, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
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Pte Reginald C Smith 2/2nd AIF of 18 Twelfth Street Gawler, aged 23. Son of Mr and Mrs G H Smith of Gawler. Educated at Gawler Public and High Schools. Keen boxer, and took part in many bouts at Melbourne Stadiums. After joining AIF continued boxing and was successful on many occasions. En route to the Middle East he won the boxing tournament trophy being awarded by the Captain of the "Queen Mary". Worked at carpentering in civil life, joining up in May 1940. Left for Middle East in 1941 and took part in desert fighting. Was killed in action on 25th June 1941.
Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War.