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Charles Lees Smith

Details:

Title

Charles Lees Smith

Name

Charles Lees Smith

Also known as

Smith, Charles Lees

Collection

WWII Darwin Commemorative Quilt; HistoryNT; Second World War, 1939-1945; The Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt

Date

1992

Date of birth

1920-08-26

Service

Australian Army

Rank

Corporal

Service number

NX133519 (N105209)

Description

"Charles.Lees Smith NX133519 Cpl 1st Australian B.I.P.O.D. Arrived. in Darwin March 1941 Relieved November 1943 [signature]".

Abstract

Charles.Lees Smith NX133519 Corporal. 1st Australian Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depot. Arrived in Darwin March 1941 Relieved November 1943 [signature].

Notes

The quilt was assembled between 1992 and 1994. It was first put on display at the Northern Territory Library in 1995.; Quilt section A 2-3

Language

English

Subject

Quilt; Commemorative; Second World War, 1939 - 1945; Northern Territory

Series

The Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt

Digital format

Cropped 498w X 680h Size 82k

File type

image/jpeg

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Related links

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=240577&c=WW2 [Nominal roll entry for Charles Lees Smith]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/848542 [WWII Military Unit: Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depot (BIPOD)]

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/74784

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/336519