SMITH, Martin Henry
| Service Number: | VX35176 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Pilfeld Plains, Victoria, 9 June 1901 |
| Home Town: | Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 1 December 1944, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 24 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX35176, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX35176, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 16 Sep 1941: | Involvement Private, VX35176, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 1 Dec 1944: | Involvement Private, VX35176, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Prisoners of War |
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"...VX35176 Private Martin Henry Smith, 2nd Reserve Motor Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Private Smith, aged 43, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 1st December 1944. He was the son of John and Ellen Smith, and the husband of Gladys Smith, of Richmond, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 24..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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