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Edward Joseph SMITH

Regimental number2828
Place of birthParramatta, New South Wales
SchoolCatholic School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMattress maker
Address37 Fowler Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, J Smith, 37 Fowler Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Brigade
FateDied of wounds 28 August 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Y, Grave No. 7), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ellen SMITH. Native of Sydney
Family/military connectionsCousin: Alfred Hart served.

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