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Walter John SMITH

Regimental number8
Place of birthHobart Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCoppersmith
AddressHenty Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ada Smith, Henty Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date28 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant (Drummer)
Unit name12th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 August 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death12 May 1951

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