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SMITH, Frederick Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | 128420 |
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Enlisted: | 2 April 1943 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 3 February 1925 |
Home Town: | Mentone, Kingston, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia , 15 January 1945, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT D.C.16., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
2 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
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15 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 128420, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, 14 Aircraft Repair Depot |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Ernest Edward and Margaret Jane Smith of Mentone, Victoria
Leading Aircraftman Frederick Ernest Smith 128420 of Number 14 Aircraft Repair Depot was accidentally electrocuted