Tasman SMITH

Regimental number354
Place of birthDevonport, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPardoe Street, East Devonport, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Smith, Pardoe Street, East Devonport, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in the Tasmanian Rangers.
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPontville, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 219), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
67
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Sarah SMITH, East Devonport, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died of wounds, 1 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Tasman