Reginald Norman SMITH

Regimental number2236
Place of birthNimmitabel, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNimmitabel, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Mary Peters, Nimmitabel, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 November 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 21), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Charlotte PETERS, Nimmitabel, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal