| Regimental number | 4526 |
| Place of birth | Mitchell Road, Alexandria, New South Wales |
| True Name | Albert John Horace |
| School | Alexandria Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Address | 281 Henderson Road, Alexandria, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J B Smith, 281 Henderson Road, Alexandria, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4526A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 18), Armentieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | STATED TO BE ALBERT JOHN HORACE SMITH. Parents: James adn Maria SMITH, 22 Jennings Street, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, aboard RMS 'Osterley', 2 February 1916, of breaking leave: forfeited 5/- pay. Discharged to duty from Suez Government Hospital, 21 February 1916. Allotted to and proceeded to 45th Bn from 1st Training Bn, 6 March 1916; joined 45th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 March 1916. Joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916. Handwritten note on B.103, 'Buried B1056 Sheet 24'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2530708, 3576 Pte J.D. MILNE, 53rd Bn (sic; actually 54th Bn) (patient, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England; repatriated prisoner of war),10 January 1919: 'At Fleurbaix in July 1916, whole 5th Division was engaged, our Battn. in centre. The 14th Bde. (54th, 55th & 56th Battns.) were surrounded in Huns (sic) 2nd line. In heavy fighting many prisoners. I saw Smith in German 2nd Line with very bad wound in leg. He was then trying to make back to their first line. A great deal of bombing was going on. We were out of ammunition except for German bombs. From where Smith was and his crippled state, I should say he died. The Huns re-occupied the ground and heldit for some time.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Horace
Red Cross file 2530708 |
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