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Edward SMITH

Regimental number5453
Place of birthPrahan, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Address9 Queens Avenue, Auburn, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5'7.25"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs R Smith, 73 Clenferrie Road, Glenferrie, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1917
Date of death30 June 1919
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialBox Hill Cemetery (Grave No. 363), Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Next of Kin: Mrs R.E. SMITH, 3 Rowell Avenue, Camberwell, Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria.
Discharge date11 July 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 8 Arpil 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 9 June 1917; discharged Melbourne, 11 July 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Edward

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