Vere SMITH

Regimental number767
Place of birthStanley, Tasmania
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFactory hand
AddressDevonport, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.1
Height5' 7"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Florence Smith, Devonport, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNill ('evaded service')
Enlistment date23 February 1917
Place of enlistmentDevonport, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Machine Gun Company, 14th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll767B
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Discharge date8 February 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Accidentally injured, 12 May 1918 (bomb wound, left hand: severe).

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 17 July 1918; discharged, 16 September 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 62 days.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 1 March 1919; discharged, 22 May 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 83 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ypiranga', 15 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 8 February 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Vere