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SMITH, William Elliott

Service Numbers:	323798, VX37526
Enlisted:	20 April 1939, Bill Smith joined the regular army with 46th Battalion Brighton Rifles for a three year enlistment.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 22 November 1915
Home Town:	North Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soft Goods Salesman
Died:	Natural causes, Victor Harbor, South Australia, 7 June 1994, aged 78 years
Cemetery:	Victor Harbor General Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

Non Warlike Service

20 Apr 1939:	Enlisted Private, 323798, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bill Smith joined the regular army with 46th Battalion Brighton Rifles for a three year enlistment.

World War 2 Service

30 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Private, VX37526
30 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Lieutenant, VX37526
30 Jul 1941:	Embarked Lieutenant, VX37526, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Singapore H.M.T "EE"
26 Aug 1941:	Promoted Lieutenant, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
29 Nov 1941:	Promoted Lieutenant, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Confirmation as Lieutenant with Regimental seniority.
15 Feb 1942:	Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore
20 Apr 1943:	Transferred 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Detached F Force. Interned Singapore.
22 Sep 1945:	Embarked Lieutenant, VX37526, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Singapore to Sydney Australia.
28 Nov 1945:	Discharged Lieutenant, VX37526, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion

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