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William Bruce SMITH

Regimental number5442
Place of birthPort Albert Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFisherman
AddressPort Welshpool, South Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth C Smith, Port Welshpool, South Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXL, Row D, Grave No. 18), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth SMITH, Port Welshpool, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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