LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 Geoffrey Francis SMITH
Service No: 47827
Born: London, England, 7 March 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 31 March 1942
Unit: No. 3 School of Technical Training, Ultimo NSW
Died: Accident, Bondi NSW, 15 September 1942, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Unrecovered
CWGC Additional Information: Son of John and Ellen Barbara Smith, of Blackwood, South Australia
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 7, Sydney Memorial, Sydney NSW
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On the 15 September 1942, Aircraftman Class I Smith, an Instrument Repairer, drowned at Bondi and his remains were not able to be recovered.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/162/464