Regimental number | 2023 |
Place of birth | Natimuk, Victoria |
Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria |
School | Midland Junction State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Chapman Road, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Edward Smith, Chapman Road, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Field Artillery. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Rifleman made several records/dismissed from the artillery through losing one eye, felt his dismissal keenly. He made application, Broken Hill, Adelaide, Coolgardie, Perth twice and Geraldton twice before being accepted through having glass eye. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 113), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles adn Agnes SMITH, "Holmesdale", chapman Road, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins were killed. |