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Thomas Oscar SMITH

Place of birthNew South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressRiverside, Glenquarry, Bowral, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Smith, Riverside, Glenquarry, Bowral, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed 12 years in 2nd I.R. area 43, 7 years in commissioned rank and 2 years Capt and OC if H Coy.
Enlistment date27 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name3rd Battalion E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
No details of embarkation for HQ and A-H Companies entered on Embarkation Roll.
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death7 May 1915
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burial4th Battalion Ground Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ernest and Harriet SMITH, "Riverside", Glenquarry, New South Wales. Native of Tambaroora, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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