SMITH, John
| Service Number: | VX3491 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1939, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East London, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 11 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Agent & Wool Classer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, New Guinea, 26 July 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot Q. Row B. Grave 3. Inscription ~ "THROUGH FAITH...WAXED VALIANT IN FIGHT". HEB. II: 33, 34" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX3491, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 26 Jul 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX3491, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
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Leon was born on 11th November, 1916 in East London, South Africa
His parents were Vyvyan Fred St Crowle SMITH & Dorothy May HILL who married in East London, South Africa on 6th January, 1916
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Vyvyan Fred St. Crowle Smith and Dorothy May Smith, of Sydney, New South Wales.
"THROUGH FAITH...WAXED VALIANT IN FIGHT". HEB. II: 33, 34
SERGEANT JOHN SMITH, "six foot, 14-st. blond warrior," who was killed in New Guinea recently. He was a mystery man, as well as a hero to his mates in the A.I.F. No one knew just who he was, or where he came from. It has now been learned that his father is Mr. Vyvyan Smith, of Sydney-now on Allied Works Council inspector. John Smith's favorite hobby was bringing back wounded men, regardless of the risks.
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