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Thomas Wallace SMITH

Regimental number4702
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressWinona, Bridgetown, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 6"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinBrother, G H Smith Bridgetown, Western Australia
Previous military service3 yrs in Volunteers, Queens Rifle Volunteers Brigade (Royal Scots) Edinburgh. Resigned 1905.
Enlistment date7 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 November 1915
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 12 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Annie SMITH
Discharge date9 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Khyber', 31 March 1919; disembarked Perth, 24 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 9 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Deatha ttributed to war service.
Date of death28 August 1934
Age at death51
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Thomas Wallace

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