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Smith Edward Carington

Member of the Forces

SMITH.-On September 2, 1943, missing, now presumed dead, F-Officer Edward Carington, beloved youngest son of Mr and Mrs R. Norman Smith, of Beulah, Perth. No letters, by request.

The Mercury 14 Mar 1947

Boat Pilot Now Presumed Dead

Official notice has been received by Mr and Mrs R. N. Smith, of Beulah, Perth, that their youngest son, Edward who was reported miss-ing when piloting a Catalina flying boat in Japanese waters North of Australia on Sept. 2. 1943, is now presumed dead.

P-Officer Smith was educated at Miss Barnes' preparatory school and the Launceston Church Grammar School, where he was a prefect in 1930, and represented his school at cricket, football, and tennis.

He qualified in accountancy with the finn of Hart and Room, and had been with L. W. Smith Pty. Ltd. .for two years when he joined the RAAF. He was one of the first trainees to pass out of the Western Junction school, where he gained the highest average for his class.

He saw service on coastal patrol and was then transferred to a squadron of Catalina flying boats operating from a base in North Australia, with 'which he was serving when reported missing
The Mercury 14th March 1947

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