SMITH, Walter Douglas
| Service Number: | M2/131273 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 August 1885 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 July 1974, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted Corporal, M2/131273, Unspecified British Units | |
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| 14 Jun 1919: | Discharged Corporal |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Smith
Walter was a chauffeur for a Melbourne family that was doing the "grand tour of Europe", as the rich did then. When war broke out, he enlisted in the British Army and later married Annie Foster.
Their son George "Alan" Smith was born in the UK and they all returned to Melbourne.
During World War II, Walter joined the Australian Allied Works Council, in the Labour Corps as a Motor Driver, Serial Number CV26,910. He was sent to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory to build roads. He served from 16 June 1942 until 30 December 1942, when he was discharged because he was aged over 50 years.
(Please note the address shown on the letter of Walter's Service Record, in the photo section, is no longer my current address - Ross Smith)
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