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Albert William SMITH - Flight Sergeant 11900.

Albert William Smith 1919 - 1991 Flight Sergeant 

Enlisted 12 August 1940

Promotions    Aircraftman (on enlistment) 12/08/40

                      Leading Aircraftman 1/07/41

                      Corporal 1/01/42

                      Sergeant 1/01/44

                      Flight Sergeant 10/05/45

Musterings    Office Orderly 12/08/40

                      Clerk General 10/12/40

                      Clerk 1/03/43

Postings        1 RAAF Recruitment Depot Laverton 12/08/40

                      6 Service Flying Training School Tamworth 19/09/40

                     10 Elementary Flying Training School Temora 1/05/41

                      2 Embarkation Report Bradford Park 18/08/41

                      Embarked Sydney 7/09/41

                      Disembarked United Kingdom 26/10/41

                      458 Squadron UK 3/11/41

                      Embarked UK 19/03/42

                      Disembarked Egypt 12/05/43

                      Moved Malta 1/03/43

                      Moved Middle East & Italy 25/05/43

                      Moved Algiers 19/10/43

                      RAAF Liaison Officer HQ Middle East 23/01/44

                      Emplaned Egypt 13/06/45

                      RAAF Station Gamston 27/06/45

                      Personnel/Dispatch & Reception Centre Brighton 8/01/46

                      Disembarked Melbourne 21/02/46

                      Personnel Depot Ransford 21/02/46

                      Discharged 9 April 1946 "On Demobilisation"

 

                               Honours & Awards -  

                  1939-45 Star African Star & Clasp

                  Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45

                  Australian Service Medal 1939-45

                  Returned for Active Service Badge

 

Thanks to Albert's son Rod Glen-Smith for providing this information.

Albert William Smith. Cairo, Egypt 1944