Now approaching 100, Bob Smith recalls his 21st birthday spent battling heat, mosquitoes and the Japanese while serving in World War II

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September 2 2020 - 6:00pm
HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.
HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.
WAR-TIME: Young Bob Smith celebrated his 21st birthday in the New Guinea jungle surrounded by his army mates.
WAR-TIME: Young Bob Smith celebrated his 21st birthday in the New Guinea jungle surrounded by his army mates.

Bob Smith was at home with his mum when news of the official end to World War II came through on the radio on August 15, 1945.

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Donna Ward

Senior Journalist

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