Regimental number | 1753 |
Place of birth | Sandgate, Queensland |
School | Sandgate (Catholic) School, and State School, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Sandgate, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Thomas Smith, Sandgate, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Old Moreton Regiment, QLD. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served 10 days in Gallipoli, went to France as acting Sergeant and sent to England as Bayonet Instructor for eight months. Returned to France was wounded, and after recovery was at the Front, where he was killed. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Montorehain British Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary SMITH, Pier Avenue, Sandgate, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother James Smith DAS who was killed on 13 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |