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Walter Sydney SMITH

Regimental number1423
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolPaddington Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Address'Tintin', York Street, Belmore, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, G Smith, 'Tintin', York Street, Belmore, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed with the Naval Forces at Rabaul 1914.
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name33rd Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of disease 21 November 1918
Place of death or woundingAbbeville, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 39), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Clara SMITH, "Tintern", York Street, Belmore, sydney, New South Wales
Family/military connections3 uncles and 2 cousins, killed.

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