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SMITH, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX77698 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 28 December 1921 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died Of Wounds, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 11 October 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Cemetery/memorial reference: B2. A. 16., Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Young WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX77698 | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX77698 | |
| 10 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX77698, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Oct 1943: | Involvement Private, NX77698, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, DOW received earlier near Finschhafen. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Extract from the 2/17 Bn Summary for 11 Oct 1943
"On this day, sadly, Pte J. Smith of the 2/17 Bn's Intelligence Section died of wounds he suffered near the Bumi River on the advance to Finschhafen while attached to B Coy. He was buried in the Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby."
[Source publication: "A History of 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-45"]
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