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SMITH, Bruce Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 8603 |
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Enlisted: | 31 January 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Canterbury,New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 1919 |
Home Town: | Epping, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, 1 May 1942, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 8603 | |
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31 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 8603 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Beveridge 411115 and Sergeant Smith 8603 of Number 4 Squadron were killed in the loss of Wirraway aircraft A20-481 east of Wodonga, Victoria
Pilot Officer Beveridge is buried in Waverley Cemetery (Sydney, NSW)
Sergeant Smith is commemorated on Panel 5 of the NSW Cremation Memorial in Sydney