Regimental number | 7573 |
Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | Eastwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J D Smith, C/- Mr Isaac Smith, Agnes Street, Eastwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | '5 weeks War Service Balaklava.' |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Arawa', 15 September 1918 (gun shot wound, left knee); disembarked Melbourne, 17 November 1918, for onward overland travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 17 June 1919. War service: 2 years 196 days (of which 1 year 21 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 69 |
Place of burial | North Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH James Francis |