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SMITH, Leon Vyvyan St Crowle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX3491 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1939, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East London, South Africa, 11 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 26 July 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Q B 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX3491, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX3491, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Vyvyan Fred St. Crowle Smith and Dorothy May Smith, of Sydney, New South Wales.
"THROUGH FAITH...WAXED VALIANT IN FIGHT". HEB. II: 33, 34
SERGEANT JOHN SMITH, "six foot, 14-st. blond warrior," who was killed in New Guinea recently. He was a mystery man, as well as a hero to his mates in the A.I.F. No one knew just who he was, or where he came from. It has now been learned that his father is Mr. Vyvyan Smith, of Sydney-now on Allied Works Council inspector. John Smith's favorite hobby was bringing back wounded men, regardless of the risks.
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