Regimental number | 382 |
Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria |
School | Daylesford State School, VIctoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Garvie's PO, Hardan South, Leongatha, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Brother, George Smith, Myrtleford, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Leongatha, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Nominall Roll incorrectly gives date of death as 8 May 1918. |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIV, Row H, Grave No. 18), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Margaret SMITH; husband of Mrs L.E. SMITH, 'Elmo', Inlet Road, Leongatha, Victoria. Note discrepancies in age and date of death. |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 4113 Pte William Ernest GARVIE, 24th Bn, died of wounds, 19 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |