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Albert Charles Edward SMITH

Regimental number12407
Place of birthNicholls Rivulet, Tasmania
SchoolNicholls Rivulet State School, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressNicholls Rivulet, Port Cygnet, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W K Smith, Nicholls Rivulet, Port Cygnet, Tasmania
Previous military service93rd Infantry
Enlistment date3 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was a grandson of the last Aboriginal (Tasmania).
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Date of death18 September 1918
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W. and L. SMITH, Nicholls Rivulet, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsAugustus Smith who died in England.

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