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Arthur Blackburn SMITH

Regimental number4076
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address19 Swan Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, A T Smith, 19 Swan Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Australian Light Horse; 1 year in the Australian Field Artillery, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on 24 November 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date7 April 1920
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1240 Lte Henry George SMITH, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 October 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 October 1965

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