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Percy SMITH

Regimental number731
Place of birthRichmond, Tasmania
SchoolState School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMountain River Grove, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emily Smith, Mountain River Grove, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Place of death or woundingHeilly, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 55), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Bridget SMITH; husband fo Emily SMITH, Huon Road, Grove, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsPte Eric Smith, died of wounds; Pte Hedley Smith, killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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