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George SMITH

Regimental number1134
Place of birthTarnagulla, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
AddressTarnagulla, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinMrs Smith, Tarnagulla, Victoria
Enlistment date16 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name14th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death43
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Tarnagulla Roll of Honour ('Pro Deo et Patria'), Tarnagulla, Victoria. Husband of Lily SMITH, Tarangulla, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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