Douglas Francis Mottley Smith

Douglas Francis Mottley Smith

Male 1919 - 1940  (21 years)

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  • Name Douglas Francis Mottley Smith  [1
    Birth 6 Mar 1919  Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    War Service 19 Mar 1940  Murrayville, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith VX13390, enlisted in the Australian Armay on 19 Mar 1940 at Fitzroy, Victoria. He served with the 2/2 Field Company until his death on 11 September 1940

    Roll of Honour 11 Sep 1940  Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Douglas Francis Mottley Smith name is located at Panel 24 in the commemorative Area at the Australian War memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).



    Death 11 Sep 1940  at Sea, Middle East Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Roll of Honour Circular - Douglas Francis Mottley
    Roll of Honour Circular - Douglas Francis Mottley
    Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley VX13390 Roll of Honour Circular contains the details of his death. see the attached circular for full details.


    War Dead - Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith
    War Dead - Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith
    Name Smith, Douglas Francis Mottley, Rank Sapper, Service Number Vx13390, Date of Death 11 September 1940, Age 21, Regiment Royal Australian Engineers, Service Country Australian, Grave/memorial Reference Panel 2, Cemetery/Memorial Name Northern Territory memorial
    Burial 11 Sep 1940  Panel 2, Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide River War Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • He died at sea and his body was never buried and he is remembered on Panel 2 of the Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide River War Cemetery.
    Northern Territory Memorial
    Northern Territory Memorial
    Country:
    Australia
    Locality:
    Northern Territory
    Identified Casualties:
    289

    Location Information

    The Northern Territory Memorial stands in Adelaide River War Cemetery and is one of several memorials erected to commemorate the men of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Merchant Navy who lost…

    Person ID I5874  Tucker Family Tree | The descendants of James Tucker
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2015 

    Father Clarence Lake Mottley Stirling Smith,   b. 1894, Jeparit, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1979, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Jessie Emily M Dunn 
    Marriage 1917  Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Veteran Affairs, 19 Mar 1940 (Reliability: 3).
      Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith VX13390 b 6 March 1919 at Sydney, NSW, enlisted in the Australian Army on 19 March 1940 at Fitzroy, Victoria.

    2. [S32] Veteran Affairs, 6 Mar 1919 (Reliability: 3).
      Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith VX13390, B. 06 March 1919 at Sydney, New South Wales

    3. [S32] Veteran Affairs, 11 Sep 1940 (Reliability: 3).
      Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith VX13390 Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Army enlisted 19 Mar 1940 at Fitzroy Victoria and served in 2/2 Field Company until his death 11 Sep 1940.

    4. [S202] Australian War Memorial, 11 Sep 1940 (Reliability: 3).
      Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith VX13390 2/2 Field Company Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Army died 11 September 1940 at sea (middle East) cause of death Injuries. See attached roll of honour

    5. [S202] Australian War Memorial, 11 Sep 1940 (Reliability: 3).
      Death details - see attached card

    6. [S32] Veteran Affairs, 11 Sep 1940 (Reliability: 3).
      Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith Vx13390 died 11 September 1940, posting on death 2/2 Field Company.

    7. [S48] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 11 Sep 1940 (Reliability: 3).
      Name Smith, Douglas, Francis, Mottley, Rank Sapper, Service Number VX13390, Date of Death 11/09/1940, Age 21, Regiment/Service Royal Australian Engineers, Service country Australia, Grave/Memorial Reference Panel 2, Cemetery/Memorial Name Northern Territory Memorial.


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