Regimental number | 3610 |
Place of birth | The Granite, Lexton, Victoria |
School | Granite Hill State School, Lexton, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Lexton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John Owen Smith, Lexton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 24.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 16), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth SMITH, the Granite, Lexton, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |