Regimental number | 6747 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Machinist |
Address | South Terrace, Dorothy Park, Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5'9.75" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lucy H Smith, South Terrace, Dorothy Park, Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 2 years Public School cadets 2 years Senior Cadets 4 years Army Medical Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 8th Infantry Brigade, 8th Field Ambulance Sections B and C |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Portion Church of England, Plot H, Grave No. 2457). New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Archibald and Caroline SMITH; husband of Mrs Lucy SMITH. Native of Darlinghurst, New South Wales. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, NSW. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT A14 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 21 March 1918; for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 5 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Alfred Edwin |