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Reginald Oliver SMITH

Regimental number3464
Place of birthWinchester, Hampshire, England
SchoolChurch of England
ReligionCongregational
OccupationWatchmaker
AddressBlencowe Street, West Leederville, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Smith, 38 Blencowe Street, West Leederville, Western Australia
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 July 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. II), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
64
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emily SMITH, 38 Blencowe Street, West Leederville, Western Australia

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