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Robert Bruce SMITH

Regimental number7792
Place of birthCamden Haven, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTeamster
AddressNewcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr. S.L. Smith, Wauchope, Hastings River, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 July 1917
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 19 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Ronald Bruce
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Annie SMITH. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date15 January 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 1 November 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 15 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 15 January 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death17 May 1937
Age at death39
Place of burialPort Macquarie Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Robert Bruce

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