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Ernest Robert SMITH

Regimental number6148
Place of birthHay, New South Wales
SchoolHome School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHorse breaker
AddressHood Street, Wilcannia, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Smith, Hood Street, Wilcannia, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row R, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
87
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie SMITH, Mildura, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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