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Archibald Kenneth Smith DSM Chief Petty Officer April 7, 2013 dear sir. my grandad is Archibald Kenneth Smith DSM ( he was called Tommy ) he served with the RAN for twenty one years , his service number was 19101. sadly i never met him as he passed in 1962. a great deal of his service was in HMAS Canberra and from there to the corvettes. Is there an historian you would recommend to research his service records for me , i am able to view these and save from the government site however i would love to access items such as ships logs etc as to get a better picture of his time at sea. i would dearly love to hear from someone who may have served with him , that would be an extra special moment. I am very humbled by the enormous efforts of all involved during those terrible days of war . lest we forget. any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. yours sincerely
Her log would have gone down with her when sunk at Savo. Regret I cannot recommend an historian for you. I will mail Corvette details in another E-Mail. Regards,
Website National Archives of Australia WW2 Your Grand Dad's RAN Certificate of Service is attached. Regards, Mac |
