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James SMITH

Regimental number4046
Date of birth25 September 1892
Place of birthDurham, England
SchoolEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
Address46 Surrey Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, W Smith, 465 Surrey Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 September 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Mooltan on 11 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date14 December 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother, Lieutenant William SMITH, 5th Battalion Yorks and Lancashire Regiment. Enlisted September 1914, embarked March 1915. Born 21 October 1890.
Other detailsService in France. Wounded in both legs, 18 September 1917, and right leg amputated.
Date of death13 October 1953

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