SMALPAGE, Eugene Frederick
| Service Number: | QX1948 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940, Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Imperial Force |
| Born: | Broken Hill, NSW, 28 July 1908 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 24 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, QX1948, Australian Imperial Force | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Townsville, QLD | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX1948 | |
| 26 Aug 1944: | Discharged | |
| 26 Aug 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX1948 |
Our father
Fred Smalpage was the beloved father of Ronald, Peter, Wendy and Toni. Our father died too early at the age of 67 years. He is characterised as a loving family man who embraced life with both hands. In the end he struggled with the fast rate the world was changing.
Dorothy, his second wife, was a loving and committed women, who provided him with the nurturing that a returned soldier needed, sticking with him through thick and thin.
He never talked much about the four years he spent as a Rat of Tobruk, with his family, but celebrated Anzac Day in a solemn and respectful manner, always remembering his fellow man.
We will always remember him as a loving and charming man.
Toni Macdonald
Submitted 14 July 2015 by Toni Macdonald(née Smalpage)