Regimental number | 773 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
School | State School, WA and City Commerical College, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Boreham Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Smith, Boreham Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of meningitis. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 174), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Margaret SMITH, 27 Boreham, Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |