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SMAIL, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1068 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1908 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | HMAS AE1 (Submarine) |
| Born: | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland, 26 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Drowned in accidental loss of vessel), St George's Channel, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea, 14 September 1914, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 1), Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Teneriffe Submariners Walk |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Aug 1908: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 1068, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1911: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy | |
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| 25 May 1914: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 1068, HMAS AE1 (Submarine) |
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