Regimental number | 4309 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Urquhart St State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Ironmonger |
Address | Savings Bank Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, A Smith, Hertford Street, Sebastapool Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets at Sebastopol. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Eliza SMITH, "Tecono", Hurtford Street, Sebastapol, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Russel Smith fought at Gallipoli. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |