Mervyn Campbell SMITH

SMITH, Mervyn Campbell

Service Number: 400047
Enlisted: 29 April 1940
Last Rank: Warrant Officer
Last Unit: No. 31 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Northcote, Victoria, 4 July 1918
Home Town: Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Battle, Timor Sea, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 23 December 1942, aged 24 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Panel 8, Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Memorials: Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton Congregational Church Honour Roll WW2
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Warrant Officer, 400047
29 Apr 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF)
29 Apr 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 400047, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of James Charles and Mina Maba Smith of Elsternwick, Victoria

 

RAAF Beaufighter aircraft A19-22 of 31 Squadron crashed into Fog Bay, Timor Sea after turning back from an operational mission due to engine trouble - both crewmen were killed: Sergeant Ronald Thomas Hand 28891 & Warrant Officer Mervyn Campbell Smith 400047