SMITH, James Henry Albert
| Service Number: | 146748 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia , 18 November 1923 |
| Home Town: | Sunshine, Brimbank, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Victorian Railway's Employee |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident , New Guinea, 29 January 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot NN. Row C. Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED BY HIS FAMILY". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 146748 | |
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| 26 Jan 1944: | Enlisted 146748 | |
| 29 Jan 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, Royal Australian Air Force, Died when non-operational flight from Milne Bay to Madang crashed. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Bonald
Details of final flight~~~ On 29 January 1945, Beaufort A9-106 went missing on a non-operational flight from Milne Bay to Madang. Beaufort A9-106 flew into high ground near Bugaiu, the wreck and remains were discovered in the late 1990s. On board were:
Crew
Flight Sergeant Maxwell James Hewett (437825) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Neale McKissock Thewlis (418989) (Pilot)
Flying Officer John Garvey Thompson (422895) (Navigator B)
Passengers
Sergeant Frank Tranter Burgess (13356) Madang Wireless Telegraph Station
Aircraftman Class 1 William Bertram Luck (149289) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
Aircraftman Class 1 James Henry Albert Smith (146748) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
Sergeant John Austin Standing (61752) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
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