| Regimental number | 4886 |
| Place of birth | Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Main South Road, Fern Hill, Corrimal PO, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W Smith, Main South Coast Road, Fern Hill, Corrimal, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in St George's Rifles, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 11), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Wollongong General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: William (d. 21 April 1933, aged 77; bu. Wollongong General Cemetery) and Elizabeth (d. 23 August 1944, aged 87; bu. Wollongong General Cemetery) SMITH |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Letter on file, Jean C. HUNTER to Base Records, 30 October 1918: 'I must inform you that I have already given Pte Smith's mother and relatives the communication which was received by me from a soldier who helped to bury Pte E. G. Smith and the late soldier's friends said the message was untrue. I do not know the soldier personally or his regimental description but thinks the following address will find him ? Mr Dewhurst, Kenmore Hospital, Kenmore via Goulbourn.' Note, Red Cross File No 2540413: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 4868 Cadet B.G. REDDING, No 2 Officers' Cadet Bn, Cambridge, 20 July 1917: 'I last saw him in [the] German front line about 11 p.m. on the 19.7.16; he was then wounded and he spoke to me as I passed him. He did not seem to be seriously wounded and I could not stay with him as we were so badly cut up.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Edward George
Red Cross file 2540413 |
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