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Murdoch SMITH

Regimental number5447
Place of birthApsley, Victoria
SchoolApsley State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressApsley, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, W Smith, Apsley PO, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 October 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance. Died Le Havre Hospital.
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSte Marie Cemetery (Division 62,Plot V, Row I, Grave No. 5), Havre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of William and Christina (nee McDonald) Smith, Apsley, Victoria
Other detailsWar service: France

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