Regimental number | 3221 |
Place of birth | Hastings DIstrict, New South Wales |
School | St Brendan's, Annnadale, NSW (Catholic) |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Lead glazier |
Address | 240 Young Street, Annandale, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, W E Smith, 240 Young Street, Annandale, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Cormack spelt Cormach |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row F., Grave 5), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 38 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Ernest and Catherine SMITH, of 240 Young Street, Annandale, NSW. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3563, Pte Ernest William Smith, 13th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement, returned to Australia; Cousins: 6371 Private Norbert Gilroy O'REILLY, 25th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement, Died of Wounds 23 September 1917; 765 Private Peter John O'REILLY, Machine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 14, returned to Australia 6 September 1919; 764 Eugene Michael O'REILLY, Machine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 14, returned to Australia 15 April 1918; |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |