Regimental number | 1614 |
Place of birth | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
School | St Rose's Dominican Catholic School and Private Tuition. |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Custom clerk |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bridget Smith, Railway Hotel, Kapunda, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Adelaide Rifle Club and trained with NCO Club in Adelaide. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/65/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | A clever lad both at school and elsewhere in his short life and was one of the kindest and most lovable of lads to serve Australia. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph adn Bridget SMITH, Kapunda, South australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |