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SMITH, Stanley
Personal Details
Service Number: | 34793 |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1943, Port Adelaide |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) |
Born: | Henley Beach, SA, 27 March 1926 |
Home Town: | Salisbury, Salisbury, South Australia |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Unknown |
Died: | Unknown Aged 54, Unknown, 4 January 1980, aged 53 years |
Cemetery: |
Salisbury Memorial Park, South Australia Ashes - Section Rose Garden - 1. Niche 18 |
Memorials: | Macclesfield ANZAC Memorial Gardens, Macclesfield Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
13 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 34793, Port Adelaide | |
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13 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 34793 | |
1 Mar 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 34793, HMAS Westralia (I), RAN Operations SW Pacific 1944-45 - "Lleyte 1944 / Lingayen Gulf 1945" | |
26 Mar 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Westralia (I) | |
11 Mar 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Westralia (I) | |
1 Jul 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 34793, HMAS Westralia (I), Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, This concluded Westralia's operational service in enemy held areas and she returned to Australia for routine transport tasks to New Guinea and the islands |
Non Warlike Service
7 Apr 1947: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 34793, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
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26 Apr 1949: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 34793, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) |
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