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SMART, Edward John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 400842 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Mildura, Vic., 20 July 1917 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mildura High School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Sweden, 5 September 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kviberg Cemetery, Goteborg, Västergötland, Sweden 4. A. Coll. grave 1-5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll, Newtown Geelong College WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 400842 | |
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| 9 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400842, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
Courage has many faces.
When Noel Coward was giving a concert to the troops in Melbourne, the young soldiers weren’t used to high camp, and started heckling him. Eddie stood up and told them to give Coward a fair go, since he’d travelled all that way through the dangers of wartime shipping to entertain them.
Submitted 9 September 2025 by Margaret Furness
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander Robert and Maria E. Smart, of Irymple, Victoria
HIS NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
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