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George William SMITH

Regimental number447
Place of birthHexham, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressMallan, NSW, via Swan Hill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, William Smith, Murray Downs, NSW, via Swan Hill, Victoria
Enlistment date13 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAnzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/2/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 27 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of disease 2 May 1919
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26.6
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTerlincthun British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, grave No. 31), Wimille, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Frances SMITH, Mallan, New South Wales. native of Swan Hill, Victoria

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