Allan Keith SMITH

Service Number: SX7440
Enlisted: 2 July 1940, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Orroroo, SA, 28 June 1914
Home Town: Loongana, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia [place of enlistment]
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Parndana Kangaroo Island Ex-Servicemen Land Settlers 1939-1945 Roll
2 Jul 1940: Involvement Corporal, SN SX7440
2 Jul 1940: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
23 Jan 1946: Discharged

https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/601795 [with photo]

Item details for: B883, SX7440

Item details for: B503, S470

National Archives Australia 

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Descendants of :

Fred Anderson SMITH

Allan Keith SMITH was born 28 Jun 1914 in Orroroo, SA and died 03 Feb 1992. He married Elva Joyce HIRSCH 08 Feb 1946 in Quorn, SA. She was born 12 Dec 1916 in Quorn, SA and died 30 Dec 2001.

Other events in the life of Allan Keith SMITH
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Military: SX7440 Signals 8 Aust Div 

Children of Allan Keith SMITH and Elva Joyce HIRSCH:
  i.     Michael SMITH
  ii.     Marie SMITH
  iii.     Josephine SMITH

Last updated : 30 May 2023

He died at Kingscote. The Loongana WA referrs to where he enlisted ( Station Master ) Allan and Ivan Beckwith were the only Settlers that I know of that were Prisoners of War - Changi, Malaya 1942-45. - Marie Hemsley-Smith, Facebook, 

Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island

Allan Keith / Elva SMITH  SX7440 Signals 8 Aust Div Orroroo 28 Jun 1914 / Loongana WA Kingscote ? / 3 Feb 1992 Borda 1