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Charles Cornelius SMITH

Regimental number872
Place of birthCudjeebejong River, New South Wales
SchoolBeryl Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShearer
AddressMullalley, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, C Smith, Cudgegong, Gulgong, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 July 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialBethlehem Farm west Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 12), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary SMITH
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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