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Signed by Captain PG Taylor and JW Stannage
Kingsford Smith’s passion for flying developed at an early age and was forged through his impressive war record. During World War I he served with the Australian military forces in Egypt and Gallipoli. He was chosen to join Britain’s Royal Flying Corps and served as a fighter pilot in France, where he was shot down and wounded. In 1917 at only 20 years of age Kingsford Smith was awarded the Military Cross, and in 1932 he was awarded a knighthood for his services to aviation. (National Archives of Australia)
