| Accession Number | P02466.064 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NSW. Paybook photograph of NX13192 Private Vincent Connelly Smith, 2/1st Battalion, Australian ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph of NX13192 Private Vincent Connelly Smith, 2/1st Battalion, Australian Infantry. Private Smith, aged 33, died on 2 June 1941 as a Prisoner of War (POW), after being captured on 31 May 1941 while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was the son of Henry and Ellen Smith, and the husband of Alma Grace Mead Smith, of Redfern, NSW. He is buried in the Phaleron War Cemetery Section 3, Row A, Plot 6. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)