Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

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