Regimental number | 1570 |
Place of birth | Minoora, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Loco driver or tinsmith |
Address | Quorn, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Amy Smith, c/o E Williams Esq, Quorn, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Found guilty, 27 December 1915, of disobedience of orders: awarded 1 week's fatigue, and 7 days' confined to camp. Transferred to 5th Division Artillery, 15 March 1916, and posted to 54th Battery. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916. Found guilty, 29 August 1916, of drunkenness: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 1 December1916 (scabies), and transferred same day to No 3 Canadian Rest Station; rejoined unit, 6 December 1916. Tried by Field General Court Martial, in the field, 14 January 1917, on charge of When on Active Service absenting himself without leave from 1800, 24 December, to 1500, 26 December 1916: pleaded Guilty; awarded 3 months' imprisonment with hard labour (commuted to 90 days' Field Punishment No 2); forfeited 111 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 26 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 18 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Terence James |