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Herbert Stanley SMITH

Regimental number6871
Place of birthCootamundra, New South Wales
SchoolCootamundra Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressSutton Street, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr Smith, Sutton Street, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Nicholson on 8 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1918
Place of death or woundingStrazelle, France
Age at death19.11
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 58), Bailleul, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen SMITH, Sutton Street, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin: 6085 Pte Hubert Henry SMITH, 1st Bn, killed in action, 5-8 May 1917; Uncle: Percy SMITH, killed.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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