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Sydney SMILLIE

Regimental number3384
Place of birthKiama, New South Wales
SchoolKiama Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWaiter
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah McCallum, 23 Wells Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateDied of disease 3 November 1918
Place of death or woundingEngland
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialEfford Cemetery (Portion General, Row C, Grave No. 4383), Plymouth, Devonshire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sarah McCALLUM (formerly SMILLIE), 23 Wells Street, Redfern, New South Wales, and the late James SMILLIE. Native of Kiama, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousins died whilst on active service.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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