Douglas Francis Mottley Smith

1919 - 1940  (21 years)

• Name	Douglas Francis Mottley Smith  [1]
  Birth	6 Mar 1919	Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  War Service	19 Mar 1940	Murrayville, Victoria, Australia   [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   [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   [5, 6]
  		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 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   [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 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 d. 1 Aug 1979, Victoria, Australia (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Jessie Emily M Dunn
  Marriage	1917	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F1805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S32] Veteran Affairs, 6 Mar 1919 (Reliability: 3). Sapper Douglas Francis Mottley Smith VX13390, B. 06 March 1919 at Sydney, New South Wales [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. [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 [S202] Australian War Memorial, 11 Sep 1940 (Reliability: 3). Death details - see attached card [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. [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.