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SMITH, Charles Verney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX21697 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 2 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Lavender Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mail Officer (Postmaster Generals~ {PMG} Dept.) |
| Died: | Accidental (Signal van overturned), New Guinea, 31 December 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot CC. Row D. Grave 1. Inscription ~ "His duty, nobly done." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, NX21697 | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted NX21697 | |
| 22 Jun 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, Australian Army Postal Corps, Transferred to 9 Divisional Postal Unit. Killed in single vehicle accident on steep grade, New Guinea. | |
| 26 Oct 1944: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Exceptional services in the New Guinea area. |
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