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Albert John SMITH

Regimental number1364
Place of birthStonehenge near Glen Innes, New South Wales
Place of birthStonehenge, New South Wales
SchoolBoranup State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTimber worker
AddressBarrabupp, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Harrison, Barrabupp, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 July 1916
Place of death or woundingEstrees, France
Age at death23.6
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialEstaaires Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row W, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Susannah SMITH, Holyoake, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2452 Pte Arthur Henry SMITH, 51st Bn,killed in action, 3 September 1916; 3280 Pte Ernest Sidney SMITH, 28th Bn, died of wounds, 8 August 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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