| Accession Number | P11537.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Warton, William J |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Rockdale |
| Date made | 1920s |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Pre-war studio portrait of Allen Leslie Smith. A fitter and turner from Sydney, NSW, Allen Smith ...
Description
Pre-war studio portrait of Allen Leslie Smith. A fitter and turner from Sydney, NSW, Allen Smith enlisted in the RAN on 16 September 1927and rose to the rank of Chief Electrical Artificer (CEA). 18762 CEA Smith was killed in action, aged 36, when HMAS Sydney was sunk in the Indian Ocean by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran on 20 November 1941.