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SMITH, Mervyn Campbell
Personal Details
Service Number: | 400047 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 400047 | |
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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) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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