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Frederick Walter SMITH

Regimental number19138
Place of birthFreemans Reach, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs E J Smith, Freeman's Reach, via Windsor, New South Wales
Previous military serviceHe was a Private in A Company at Windsor, 3 Regiment.
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 28
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 6 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row N, Grave No. 12), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Emily SMITH, Freeman's Reach, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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