Regimental number | 498 |
Place of birth | Kooroocheany, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kooroocheang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Father, William H Smith, Kooroocheang, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Smeaton Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was in the Southland when torpeoded. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Reported missing near Pozieres, France. |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Aveluy Wood Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 8), (Lancashire Dump), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert and Emily SMITH. Native of Kooroocheang, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Uncle to Lieut Charles Smith. |