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Stanley William SMITH

Regimental number3484
Place of birthLower Homebush, Victoria
SchoolLower Homebush State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressAvoca, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Thomas James Smith, farmer, Avoca, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 May 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBuried at Vignacourt, B Cemetery.
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Emily SMITH, High Street, Avoca, Victoria. Native of Homebush Lower, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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