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James Greig SMITH

Regimental number864
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolPublic School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTailor
Address107 Burt Street, Boulder City, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, H Law Smith, 107 Burt Street, Boulder City, Western Australia
Previous military service21st Australian Army Medical Corps
Enlistment date21 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death20.11
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row F, Grave No. 16), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Harriett SMITH. Native of South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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