Leslie William SMITH

SMITH, Leslie William

Service Number: VX37810
Enlisted: 19 July 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia , 21 November 1911
Home Town: Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Fisherman
Died: Killed in Action, Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 23 January 1942, aged 30 years
Cemetery: Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
(CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot A. Row A. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE".
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX37810
19 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX37810, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion

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