Ernest SMITH

Regimental number3160
Place of birthAdelaide South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter and miner
AddressWest Guildford, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinWife, Mrs L D Smith, Wilson Street, West Guildford, Western Australia
Enlistment date7 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death11 December 1957