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SMITH, James Henry Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX2214 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Fern Tree, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 4 October 1908 |
| Home Town: | Fern Tree, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Special Constable |
| Died: | Cholera (POW of Japan), Thailand, 19 July 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Coll. grave 1. Q. 2-78, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, TX2214 | |
| 19 Jul 1943: | Involvement Corporal, TX2214, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
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