Regimental number | 2788 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Sydney Grammar School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Northlands, Hazelbank Road, West Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, George Henry Smithers, Northlands, Hazelbank Road, West Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot II, Row b, Grave No. 16), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Ada SMITHERS, 'Wenduyne', Old South Head Road, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |