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SMITH, Bryant John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | VX151740, V307905 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX151740 | |
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24 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V307905, 2nd Training Battalion, 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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