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He was born in Adelaide with his older brother Sir Keith Smith
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Their dad was born Scottish and he is a staiton manager
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He enlisted in 1914 in the 3rd Light Horse Regimen I found this in wiki
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In 1917, he volunteered for the Australian Flying Corps. I found this info at wiki
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He was later twice awarded the Military Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross three times, becoming and air ace with 11 confirmed aerial victories. I found this infomation at wikipedia
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A prize of £10,000 was to be awarded for the first machine to fly from London to Australia in 30 days or less. Taking up the challenge. They made the race in 27 days and won £10,000. When they finished the race it was the 6th of January 1919. I found this info at The Sir Ross & Sir Keith Smith Fund
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He died at the age of the age of 29 from a plan crush I found this infomation in wikipidia
