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Alfred John SMITH

Regimental number241
Place of birthNew Norfolk, Tasmania
SchoolState School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSaddler
AddressChester Street, Oakleigh, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMrs Lydia M Smith, Chester Street, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date18 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of disease 25 January 1916
Place of death or woundingMalta
Age at death20.7
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPieta Military Cemetery (Plot C, Row VII, Grave No. 6), Europe
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Lydia SMITH, "Llanryd", Main Road, Moonah, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsUncle served in the AIF.

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