Regimental number | 3135 |
Place of birth | Rooty Hill, New South Wales |
School | Wagga Public School and Fort St Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Railway Station, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, C McSmith, Stationmaster, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Fleurbaix 29th July 1916, returned to his unit about 26th January 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Hermies Hill British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 24/28), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Colin and Annie SMITH, "Bristol", Denison road, Petersham, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins Cecil Gordon Lindsay 26th Battalion, Lieut Thomas Lindsay 45th Battalion. |