Young Wombarra war casualty remembered

By Amy Lindley
April 9 2015 - 9:30pm
Family of Victor Theodore Smith –  sister-in law Audrey Smith (front), Amanda Owers, Lawrence Smith, Vicki Owers, Ben Owers and Graeme Owers – commemorate the 75th anniversary of his  death  as the first Australian to die in WWII. Picture: CHRISTOPHER CHAN
Family of Victor Theodore Smith – sister-in law Audrey Smith (front), Amanda Owers, Lawrence Smith, Vicki Owers, Ben Owers and Graeme Owers – commemorate the 75th anniversary of his death as the first Australian to die in WWII. Picture: CHRISTOPHER CHAN

Wombarra's Victor Smith was only 20 years old when he reported for compulsory military service in 1939.

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