Regimental number | 28799 |
Place of birth | Willoughby, New South Wales |
School | Chatswood and Willoughby Public Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Boat builder |
Address | Tulloh Street, Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, J Smith, Tulloh Street, Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 18th Infantry; Served in the Compulsory Training Scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Medium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/129/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Dickebusch, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 19.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. (), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary SMITH, 'Gordon', Tulloh Street, Willoughby, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 4531 Pte William Eric SMITH, 17th Bn, killed in action, 9 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |