Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
Other Names | Smith, Caleb Medcraft |
School | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Mutooroo Station, Cockburn, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Andrew Smith, Asiemore, Stephen Terrace, Gilberton Street, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Second entry both matched |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row C, Grave No. 1), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Jessie SMITH, "Aviemane", Stephen Terrace, Gilberton, South Australia.Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
Family/military connections | Brother to Lt Sgt Keith Macpherson Smith and Capt Sir Ross Macpherson Smith. |