Regimental number | 465 |
Place of birth | Rouchel, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Livery-stable proprietor |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | J.J. Smith, Rowan Street, Manilla, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 466 Driver Walter Archibald SMITH, Australian Flying Corps, discharged (medically unfit), Albany, Western Australia, 30 December 1914. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Admitetd to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 27 June 1915 (influenza); transferred to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 28 May 1915; to Malta, 16 July 1915, and admitted to Tigne Hospital; transferred to Ghain Tuiffieha, 15 August 1915; to England, 26 August 1915, and admitted to Endell Street Military Hospital, London WC, 9 September 1915 (heart disease); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 15 September 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Runic', 7 November 1915 (shell shock); discharged (medically unfit), 23 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH James Vernon Clive |