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GREY-SMITH, Jack
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX4384 |
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Enlisted: | 1 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | PERTH, WA, 8 October 1917 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 13 June 1941, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boyup Brook War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX4384 | |
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1 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX4384, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 65. Jack was born in Perth WA 8th Oct 1917, and prior to the war he was a farm labourer of Boyup Brook WA. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn until he was wounded, and subsequently died of the wounds 13th June 1941. REst In Peace, Lest We Forget
Submitted 28 April 2020 by Maxwell HILL