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Purves Smith, Charles Roderick (1912–1949)

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Charles Roderick Purves Smith (1912-1949), by Archibald Douglas Colquhoun, c1946

Charles Roderick Purves Smith (1912-1949), by Archibald Douglas Colquhoun, c1946

La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria, H92.413

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Charles Roderick Purves Smith (1912-1949), by Archibald Douglas Colquhoun, c1946

Charles Roderick Purves Smith (1912-1949), by Archibald Douglas Colquhoun, c1946

La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria, H92.413

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Purves Smith, Peter
Birth

26 March, 1912
East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

23 July, 1949 (aged 37)
Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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