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Geoffrey Kennedy SMITH

Regimental number738
Place of birthBairnsdale, Victoria
SchoolBairnsdale State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTrainer
AddressBairnsdale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kin..., John Kennedy Smith, Bairnsdale, Victoria
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularMentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's despatch in connection with the Southland disaster for diving from the deck and bringing back to the ships side a raft which had broken away thus enabling many men to get to shore and to safety.
FateDied of wounds 2 December 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialWandsworth Cemetery (Australian Section, Grave No. 15), London, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie SMITH, Bairnsdale, Victoria. Native of Bairnsdale, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: Lt Leslie Kennedy SMITH, 58th Bn, killed in action, 25 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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