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Arthur William SMITH

Regimental number4309
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolUrquhart St State School, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationIronmonger
AddressSavings Bank Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, A Smith, Hertford Street, Sebastapool Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets at Sebastopol.
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBellicourt 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 connectionsBrother: Russel Smith fought at Gallipoli.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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