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Francis Leslie SMITH

Regimental number4583
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolAbercrombie Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressAbercrombie, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, P Smith, Abercrombie, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 February 1917
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death22.5
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialContalmaison Chateau Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Mary SMITH, Trunkey Creek, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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