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Bob Smith was born in Brisbane, Australia. He recalls moving to the family farm in 1932 and being a member of the Air Cadets during his school years. Upon leaving school, Smith undertook training as a bank clerk. Following the events of Pearl…

Two photographs of Bob.
#1 A half length portrait of Bob in uniform.
#2 A head and shoulders portrait of Bob.

The three are dressed in swimming gear and are sitting on a diving board, Blue Mountains

A view towards snow capped mountains.

Lions Gate bridge with no traffic, only a few pedestrians.

A view of the entrance to Stanley Park, Vancouver, looking north.

A postcard of a car full of people partly inside the Hollow Tree in Stanley Park.

Four totem poles in Stanley Park.

A postcard taken from a river looking up to the snow covered Lion mountain.

A small boat on a bay.

A port side view of three US Navy biplanes.

A postcard of four women, captioned 'S-467 Hawaiian Beauties - Hawaiian Islands'.

A card issued to Bob on crossing the Equator.

Three views between Clearwater and Jasper taken from the train.

Tentative identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.

A sign pointing to the Seven Sisters mountains, British Columbia.

A view across snowy field to tree covered hills in Blue River, British Columbia.

Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.

A view across a snowy landscape to Mt Robson.

Several men standing in the snow as their train stops at Avola station.

A stone built building used as the Jasper Information Centre.

A group of 24 trainees and two officers positioned in front of an Anson.

Six men wearing Sidcot suits.
They are identified in Bob's memoirs as Ben Smith, Ern Todd, John Stopp, Ken Todd, Eric Sutton, Bob Smith.

The five men in Sidcot suits are positioned outside a shingle fronted building, in the snow.
In Bob's memoirs the men are identified as Bob Smith, Ern & Ken Todd (Brothers), John Stopp ?? Eric Sutton

A head and shoulders portrait of Bob wearing a trainee flash on his cap.

A full length portrait of Bob in uniform, walking along a street. Advertising reads: 'Ditto duplicating machine' and 'Gold stamping on leather goods'. Ligget’s drug store sign is partially visible.

In his memoirs the location is identified as…

The three airmen have just received their sergeant stripes and brevets. Behind them is a sign for the Royal Canadian Air Force No 2 Observer School, Edmonton.
The three men are identified in Bob's memoirs as Eric Sutton, Bob Smith and Keith Mills.