Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Melbourne High School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | 48 Baillie Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr W S Smith, 48 Baillie Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Died 2nd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, London, England |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 3), Surrey, England, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 51 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Martha SMITH. Native of North Melbourne, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and good leadership during the attack on Lihons on 11th August 1918. Throughout the advance he led his company with great skill and courage, always being in the thickest of the fighting. When the nature of the ground and the opposition caused two leading companies to diverge, he threw his support company into the gap, enabling the advance to continue without pause for re-organization. He carried his objective in billiant style, and, when heavily counter attacked by a numerically superior force, fought desperately at the head of his men until he staved off the enemy.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Died of influenza. Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |