The AIF Project

William Alexander SMYTHE

Regimental number5209
Place of birthMilsons Point, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolFort Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationNil
Address31 George Street, Waterloo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, Mr W H Smythe, 31 George Street, Waterloo, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialLebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Maria SMYTHE, 31 George Street, Waterloo, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.