Harold C. Smith

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History

Harold Corrie Smith was born in Kew, Victoria and studied at the Ballarat School of Mines. During World War One. He served with the 30th Australian Army Medical Corps, and of the 1 May 1918, enlisted as a 2nd Air Mechanic with the Australian Flying Corps, May 1918 Reinforcement. His unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Zealandic on 5 October 1918. He returned to Australia, 22 August 1919.[1][2]

Legacy

Harold C Smith's name is listed in the Ballarat School of Mines Honor Roll.[3]

See also

Ballarat School of Mines

World War One

Notes

The number of School of Mines students who have joined the flying Corps has now risen to 10, viz., L.S. McConchie, H.C. Smith, J.F. Maughan, L.H. Vernon, R.O. Buchanan, F. Davis, C. Cunningham, F.T. Edwards, H.G. Bennett and W.B. Berry. They belong to one unit, and are now in camp at Laverton.[4]

References

  1. Ballarat Courier, June 1918.
  2. UNSW The AIF project: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=279827, accessed 2 February 2017
  3. Ballarat School of Mines Honor Roll, Federation University Historical Collection (Cat.No 536)
  4. Ballarat Courier, June 1918.

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--Clare K.Gervasoni 16:07, 31 January 2017 (AEDT)--Damian Thomas Brown 14:57, 2 February 2017 (AEDT)