Regimental number | 6352 |
Place of birth | Gold mining, Creswick, Victoria |
School | Allendale State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Allendale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, J H Smith, Allendale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXIII, Row B, Grave No. 14), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 48 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Allendale State School Roll of Honour, Victoria. ('Pro Patria. They fell beneath their flags '[Union and Australian flags]. A tribute to Allendale's Past Scholars.') Parents: John and Kate SMITH. Native of Broomfield, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |