Regimental number | 4884 |
Place of birth | Merewether, New South Wales |
True Name | SMITH, Charles Thomas Pickering |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner and labourer |
Address | Wydham Street, Greta, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 109 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Smith, Wydnam Street, Greta, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 14th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret SMITH, Wyndham Street, Greta, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916. Buried at Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Charles |