John William Henry (Jack) SMITH

SMITH, John William Henry

Service Number: VX34943
Enlisted: 27 June 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 22 April 1919
Home Town: Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria
Occupation: Engineer's Assistant
Died: Killed in Action, Libya, 14 September 1941, aged 22 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt. Column 94.
Memorials: Alamein Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX34943
27 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX34943, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion

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