Regimental number | 29578 |
Place of birth | Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
School | Essendon State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | 22 Lethbridge Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Smith, 22 Lethbridge Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 118 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Busigny, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 5), Surrey, England, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Eliza SMITH. Native of Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Albert Kelly; Nathan Wright; killed in action. |