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SMITH, Neal Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX53920 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia , 12 June 1925 |
| Home Town: | Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Insurance Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Balikpapan, Borneo, 15 July 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery 8 D 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Ipswich Grammar School WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX53920 | |
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| 26 Jul 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 27 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX53920, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jul 1945: | Discharged |
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Son of Herbert Newton and Mildred SMITH, Pitt Street, Beaudesert, Qld.
HE SACRIFICED HIS YOUNG LIFE FOR US
SMITH.— In loving memory of our dear son and brother, QX53920 Pte. Neal Gordon Smith, 2/25th 7th Division A.I.F., who was killed in action, Borneo, 15th July 1945, age 20 years.
"He died for his country."
(Inserted by his loving Father and Mother, Sister-in-law, and brothers — Iris, Aubrey, Douglas, Selwyn, Raymond and Cedric).
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