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SMITH, Donald Duncan John

Service Numbers:	WX17792, W1704
Enlisted:	14 October 1940, Bayswater, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1 February 1922
Home Town:	Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling:	Perth Modern School, Certificate for entry to Secondary School
Occupation:	Bank Officer, Commonwealth Bank, Forrest Place, Perth
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 11 May 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot HH. Row A. Grave 10. Inscription ~ "PROUDLY AND FEARLESSLY HE SERVED"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Commonwealth Bank of Australia West Australian Staff WW2 Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Corporal, WX17792
14 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W1704, 4th Training Battalion (AIF), Bayswater, Western Australia
26 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX17792, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion

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