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George Frederick SMITH

Regimental number3428
Place of birthGlendonald, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBald Hill via Creswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, George Frederick Smith, Bald Hill via Creswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date26 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 April 1918
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNieppe-Bois (Rue-Du-Bois) British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 19), Vieuz-Berquis, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
54
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: F. and Phillis SMITH, Post Office, Sulky, Ballarat, Victoria. Native of Bald Hills, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother Pte John Thomas Smith 8th Batt MM & Bar returned.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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