Francis John SMITH

SMITH, Francis John

Service Number: 37003
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR)
Born: Ouyen, VictoriaAustralia, 14 August 1940
Home Town: Ouyen, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 21 September 1965, aged 25 years
Cemetery: Ouyen Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Church of England Plot Row A - Grave 12 Initially interred Terendak Military Cemetery Malaysia Remains repatriated to Australia 2nd June 2016
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Ouyen Vietnam Memorial, Ouyen Vietnam Veterans Roll of Honour, Ouyen War Memorial, Pooraka War Memorial, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour, Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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Vietnam War Service

3 Jun 1965: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 37003, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR)
3 Jun 1965: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 37003

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Biography

Killed in Action while serving with 1RAR in South Vietnam. 

"37003 1RAR - Temp Corporal. Francis John Smith 25 Ouyen VIC. Was killed by an enemy sniper on 21st September 1965 at Ben Cat, Bien Hoa. Buried Terendak Military Cemetery Malaysia." - SOURCE (www.bringthemhome.org.au)