LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Albert John SMITH
Service No: 15525
Born: Darlington NSW, 21 August 1906
Enlisted in the RAAF: 3 June 1940
Discharged from the RAAF: 28 January 1941
Unit at Discharge: No. 2 Service Flying Training School, Forrest Hill NSW
Died: Illness, New South Wales, 26 August 1941, Aged 40 Years
Buried: Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William and Mary Ann Smith; husband of Rita Smith, of Erskineville
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 28 January 1941, Leading Aircraftman Smith, a Messman, was discharged from the RAAF being medically unfit for further service and he died on 26 August 1946.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 15525