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SMITH, Richard James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX8663 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 5 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 1 September 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery A III F1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX8663 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 6 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX8663, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion, Kelvin Grove, Qld. | |
| 1 Sep 1942: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John SMITH and Grace Evelyn nee REDMAN; husband of Bernice Eileen SMITH nee COOKE, of Prosperpine, Queensland, Australia.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
On 20th January 1943, a grave was found with not cross. No disc could be found & paybook was unreadable. On an identification card can be seen "In case of accident or serious illness pleas notify Mrs. R.J. Smith. This was how his body was identified.
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