Lillian
Winifred
Smith
Born in Herberton, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Jackson Christopher Smith
and Ivy Dorothy (Cross) Smith
Sister of
Valrie Elizabeth Smith, Christopher Arthur Smith, Samuel Douglas Smith, Walter Frederick Smith, Eunice Olive (Smith) Riseley, Noel Lionel Smith and Leslie Jackson Smith
Died
at age 25
in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Feb 2020
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Lillian Smith was born in Queensland, Australia
Lillian Winifred Smith was born on 30th October 1919 in Herberton, Queensland, Australia. She was the second daughter of Samuel Smith and Ivy Cross. [1]
Lillian was registered as a nurse.
Lillian Smith died of illness in Brisbane, Queensland during the Second World War.
Serving with the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) as a Nurse (Lieutenant), on 21st January 1943 Lillian transferred to the Second Australian Imperial Force and was posted to the 2/7th Australian General Hospital. [2] Aged 25 years, she passed away of illness on 17th June 1945 in Brisbane, Queensland and is buried in Lutwyche Cemetery. [3] Lillian Winifred Smith's name is located at panel 96 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. [4]
Lillian's older sister, Valrie also a nurse with the AANS, was captured by the Japanese in February 1942 whilst escaping from Singapore and became a prisoner-of-war; returning home just months after Lillian's death.
Sources
- ↑ Queensland Birth Index #1919/C/12989
- ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: QFX50142 (QF269259) Lieutenant Lillian Winifred Smith; accessed 8 Nov 2023
- ↑ Queensland Death Index #1945/B/2165
- ↑ Australian War Memorial roll of honour: QFX50142 Lieutenant Lillian Winifred Smith; accessed 8 Nov 2023
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Categories: Herberton, Queensland | Australia, Nurses | 2nd 7th General Hospital, Australian Army, World War II | Australian Army Nursing Service, World War II | Lutwyche Cemetery, Kedron, Queensland | Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Died in Military Service, Australia, World War II