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Joseph Thomas SMITHERAM

Regimental number1237
Date of birth17 August 1880
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 6.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mabel Smitheram, 137 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 November 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919
Discharge date12 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 April 1919; disembarked Perth, 28 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 12 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Died at Repatriation Sanitarium, Perth, Western Australia.
Date of death13 March 1928
Age at death47
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITHERAM Joseph Thomas

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