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Alfred Edward SMITH

Regimental number3493
Date of birth3 February 1890
Place of birthFootscray, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHorse driver
Address57 Livingstone Street, Beaconsfield, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27.3
Height5' 5.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Maria May Smith, 57 Livingstone Street, Beaconsfield, Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceMember for 5 years, Rifle Club.
Enlistment date21 May 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 May 1917
Place of enlistmentFremantle, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Light Horse Regiment, 30th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/15/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 September 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 28 January 1919
Discharge date20 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationnary Hospital, Moascar, 21 October 1917; discharged to duty, 11 February 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 116 days.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Demosthenes', 28 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 20 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Also served in World War II: Service No W40951.
Date of death19 September 1962
Age at death72
Place of burialGeraldton Cemetery, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Alfred Edward

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