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Norman Stanley SMITH

Regimental number3505
Date of birth7 February 1889
Place of birthIpswich, Queensland
ReligionCongregational
OccupationBuilder
AddressInvicta Harland Road, Ipswich, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, T J Smith, Harland Road, Ipswich, Queensland
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Discharge date20 June 1918
Other detailsWas discharged medically unfit after receiving a gun shot wound to the face whilst on active service at the Battle of Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium. Married Isabella Stephenson in 1920 in England and returned to Australia. They had three children, Norman, Alan and Alma.
Date of death--/10/1966
Age at death77
Place of burialSection 8, niche T128, Mt.Thompson Crem., Brisbane

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