Regimental number | 3929 |
Place of birth | Swan Hill, Victoria |
School | State School at Jarrahdale and Nanga Brook, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Address | Hollyoake Mill, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William Fraser Smith, Holyoake Mill, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row b, Grave No. 12), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen SMITH, Holyoake, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Two cousins killed and one who died after returning to Western Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |