Regimental number | 738 |
Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
School | Bairnsdale State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Trainer |
Address | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | ..., John Kennedy Smith, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's despatch in connection with the Southland disaster for diving from the deck and bringing back to the ships side a raft which had broken away thus enabling many men to get to shore and to safety. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Wandsworth Cemetery (Australian Section, Grave No. 15), London, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie SMITH, Bairnsdale, Victoria. Native of Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Leslie Kennedy SMITH, 58th Bn, killed in action, 25 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |