Regimental number | 34235 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Victoria |
Other training | Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | 33 Malvern Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, E Smith, 33 Malvern Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as Lieutenant in Cadet Corps (Marksmen's Badges, New South Wales) |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, March 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Diploma of Agriculture at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, NSW. Passed Matriculation at Melbourne University. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row H, Grave No. 11A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Rhoda SMITH, Murray Street, Malvern, Victoria. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 34240 Gunner Trevor Torrens SMITH, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 24 January 1918; 34101 Pte Julian Isle SMITH, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 6 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |