Regimental number | 6380 |
Place of birth | Mount Rowan, Victoria |
School | Mount Rowan State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Murrayville, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, John James Smerdon, Murrayville, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 25.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 36), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ann SMERDON, Murrayville, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6381 Pte Clifford Charles SMERDON, killed in action, 9 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |