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Smith, Ian Douglas

Date of birth:
April 8th, 1919 (Selukwe, Rhodesia)
Date of death:
November 20th, 2007 (Capetown, South Africa)
Service number:
778864 (NCO) / 80463 (Officer)
Nationality:
Rhodesian (1923-1980, British Colony)

Biography

Prmotions:
?: Sergeant;
25 September 1942: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
25 March, 1943: Flying Officer (war sub)
25 September, 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
6 December, 1945: commission relinquished on reversion to Southern Rhodesian Forces

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flying Officer
Awarded on:
June 14th, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches

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