Eugene Frederick SMALPAGE

SMALPAGE, Eugene Frederick

Service Number: QX1948
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
24 Jun 1940: Enlisted Townsville, QLD
24 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX1948
26 Aug 1944: Discharged
26 Aug 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (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

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