Regimental number | 324 |
Place of birth | Albury, New South Wales |
Other Names | Frank Stanley |
School | St Patrick's (Catholic) School, Albury, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Albury, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B Smiles, Wilson Street, Albury, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died whilst prisoner of war. |
Fate | Died of wounds whilst a Prisoner of War |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 89 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on the entrance gates to the grounds of St Patrick's Church, Albury. Parents: Thomas and Bridget SMILES, Wilson Street, Albury, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1225 Pte [Ernest] Pearce SMILES, 4th Pioneer Bn, died of wounds, 6 August 1916; 909 Pte Leonard Kerry SMILES, 2nd Bn, died of wounds, 1 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |