WW2_Casualties

World War 11 Casualties

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Smith Eric Alfred

Studio portrait of TX4803 Private (Pte) Eric Alfred Smith, 2/40 Battalion, of Woodbridge, Tas, who enlisted on 29 May 1941. The 2/40 Battalion served in Timor as part of Sparrow Force, and many members were taken prisoner following the Japanese invasion in February 1942. On 24 June 1944 Pte Smith was amongst 772 prisoners of war being transported to Nagasaki, Japan, aboard the Tamahoko Maru when it was sunk by the submarine USS Tang. 560 died including 195 Australians. Written on the back of the frame: ".....3rd child of Alfred Edward and Joanna Kathleen Smith. Brother of Dulcie, Arthur, Len and Mervyn.

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Tasmanian War Casualties, Honouring the past, building understanding.