SMITH, Athol Claud Kennedy
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Clermont, Western Australia, 1916 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Hale School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Staff of A.M.P. |
| Died: | Killed in Plane Crash, Bristol Channel, 7 October 1941 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Chatham Naval Memorial England, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 2, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.M.L. 156 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Claud Erskine Kennedy SMITH and Catherine Gwladys nee BROWNE.
Crash Into Sea
WEST AUSTEALIAN'S DEATH
ABROAD
London, Oct. 29. — Among recent tragic deaths on active service was that of a former Kalgoorlie resident, Sub-Lieut. Athol Smith, R.N.V.R., who was previously a member of the staff of the A.M. P. Society In Perth, Sydney and London and was in the R.N.V.R. At the outbreak of the war he was called up and served as a signaller on a destroyer in the North Sea and at Narvik. After a course of training he was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant and was second in command of a launch doing liaison work with the Bomber Coastal Command. He was in a bomber practising communication with the launch when it crashed into the sea, all three of the occupants being killed.
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Birth Registration Details
Surname Smith
Given Names Athol Claud Kennedy
Sex M
Father Claud Erskine Kennedy SMITH
Mother Catherine Gwladys BROWNE
Place of Birth Claremont Western Australia
Year of Birth 1916
Registration District Claremont Western Australia
Registration Number 1600065
Registration Year 1916