| Regimental number | 4312 |
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
| School | North Clunes State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Clunes, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9.25" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Mr E Ford, Clunes, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
| Age at death | 20.4 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. 14), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Native of Clunes, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 14th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 4 March 1916. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 March 1916 (diarrhoea); transferred to No 2 Stationary Hospital, 12 March 1916 (dysentery); discharged to and rejoined unit, 23 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, 7 August 1916; subsequently posed as 'wounded and missing', 7 August 1916. 'Now reported killed in action, 7 August 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITHSON Augustus |
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