| Regimental number | 28326 |
| Place of birth | Tully More, Broughshere, Co Antrim, Ireland |
| School | The Academy, Ballymera, Ireland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | King Island, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 6' 0.25" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss S C S Smith, 19 Wolesley Street, Belfast, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Reinforcement 10 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Died in General Hospital, Rouen. |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block Q, Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 16), Rouen, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Margaret STEVENSON (formerly SMITH), and the late Samuel SMITH, J.P. Native of Broughshane, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 25 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 28 December 1916; marched in to Reserve Brigade, Australian Artillery, 29 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Fargo, 31 January 1917 (influenza); discharged to duty, 14 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 June 1917; taken on strength, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 20 June 1917. Transferred to 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 27 July 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 12 March 1918 (boils); transferred to 6th Field Ambulance, 24 March 1918; to 59th Field Ambulance, 2 April 1918; discharged to duty, 10 April 1918; rejoined unit, 13 April 1918. Wounded in action, 21 April 1918 (gun shot wound, left hip); admitted same day to 8th Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, 22 april 1918; to Ambulance Train No 10, 22 April 1918, and admitted to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 23 April 1918; died of wounds, 23 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Samuel Lyle |
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