Regimental number | 22479 |
Place of birth | Apple Tree Gully, Near Inverell, New South Wales |
School | State School No 2961, Pearcedale, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Fair View, Skipton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, G Smith, Fair View, Skipton PO, Skipton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 23, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/133/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 25.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 16), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Victoria SMITH, "Fairbiew", Skipton, Victoria. Native of Apple Tree Gully, Inverell, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother Driver David Smith No 661, 38th Batt, served on Western Front from Nov 1916-Sep 1918 returned. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |