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Born
He was born in Adelaide with his older brother Sir Keith Smith -
Andrew Bell Smith (Dad)
Their dad was born Scottish and he is a staiton manager -
The Austrealian Army in the First world war
He enlisted in 1914 in the 3rd Light Horse Regimen I found this in wiki -
Starting a job as an Airman
In 1917, he volunteered for the Australian Flying Corps. I found this info at wiki -
His Awards
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 -
London to Australia
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 -
Died
He died at the age of the age of 29 from a plan crush I found this infomation in wikipidia
