Regimental number | 77 |
Place of birth | Aitkenvale, Townsville, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sugar boiler |
Address | Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, John Smith, Macknade, Herbert River, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in Herbert River Light HOrse Infantry. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5677 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Note - No. on RoH 5677, name spelt Rupert Espiner - assumed same person. NOK Grandfather. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Espinah spelt Espiner |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 13), Surrey, England, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth SMITH, Macknade, Herbert River, North Queensland. Native of Townsville, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Nephew: Pte Henry Allan Taylor, died at sea 14 February 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |