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Walter Edward Smilie 1901 - 1943

Walter Edward Smilie of Warragul Australia was born on July 3, 1901 in Warragul, Baw Baw Shire County, VIC to Robert Smilie and Mary Jane (Irwin) Smilie. He had siblings Matilda Jane Smilie, Robert Smilie, William Smilie, and John James Smilie. He married Myrtle Annie (Regester) Smilie in 1924, and died at age 42 years old on November 20, 1943 in Myanmar (Burma). Walter Smilie was buried at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery A15. B. 4. in Myanmar.
Walter Edward Smilie
Warragul Australia
July 3, 1901
Warragul, Baw Baw Shire County, VIC, 3820, Australia
November 20, 1943
Myanmar (Burma)
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  • 07/3
    1901

    Birthday

    July 3, 1901
    Birthdate
    Warragul, Baw Baw Shire County, VIC 3820, Australia
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Service number: vx22310 Rank: Private Regiment: Australian Infantry Unit/ship/squadron: A.i.f. 2/29 Bn.
  • 11/20
    1943

    Death

    November 20, 1943
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Myanmar (Burma)
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery A15. B. 4. in Myanmar
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In 1901, in the year that Walter Edward Smilie was born, shortly after beginning his second term, President McKinley was assassinated by the self proclaimed anarchist Leon Czolgosz. The last President to have served in the Civil War - he began as a private and ended the war as a brevet major - McKinley was a Republican. First elected in 1896, he was re-elected in 1900. Six months after the swearing in, McKinley was shot - and died of the gangrene that set in as a result.
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In 1913, when he was just 12 years old, the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, was adopted. Previously, Senators were elected by state legislatures. As early as 1826, a call to elect senators through popular vote was championed and previous to the 17th amendment, two states had already changed their process. Governors are still able to appoint senators to vacant seats until an election can be held.
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