Alfred SMITH

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Service Number:	27179
Enlisted:	16 August 1944
Last Rank:	Petty Officer
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Navy
Born:	Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England, 28 March 1906
Home Town:	Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Accidental Burns , Papua New Guinea, 17 June 1945, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot L. Row A. Grave 2. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED THAT WE SHOULD LIVE. FOREVER LOVED"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 27179
16 Aug 1944:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 27179
17 Jun 1945:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, Died of Burns from Explosion in engine room HMAS Lolita on 17/6/1945 passing away on the 19/6/194 in Papua New Guinea.
Date unknown:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 27179

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