Bryant John SMITH

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Service Numbers:	VX151740, V307905
Enlisted:	24 June 1942, Moonee Ponds, Victoria.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Army Headquarters
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 May 1924
Home Town:	Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plasterer's Apprentice
Died:	Accidental (Drowning), New Guinea, 22 July 1945, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot J. Row C. Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEAR BRYANT. SADLY MISSED. DAD."
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX151740
24 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V307905, 2nd Training Battalion (AIF), Moonee Ponds, Victoria.
7 May 1945:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian Army Headquarters, 1 Army Headquarters
31 May 1945:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX151740

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