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Thomas Victor SMEATON

Regimental number909
Place of birthChester Street ,Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolValley State School, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGympie Hotel, Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Smeaton, Constant Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Valley School Cadets.
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 June 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 2), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alex and Victoria SMEATON. Native of Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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