| Regimental number | 1649 |
| Place of birth | Richmond, Tasmania |
| School | Richmond State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Richmond, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Samuel Smith, Richmond, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Spoilbank, Belgium |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Spoilbank Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 6), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 67 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Bridget SMITH, richmond, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | He had three brothers in the AIF:two were killed in action, one a Lance Corporal; the one that returned was a Warrant Officer in the Camel Corps in Palestine. Brother: 73 Pte Eric SMITH, 51st Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |