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Walter Ernest SMYTHE

Regimental number3258
Place of birthDunolly Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHall porter
AddressNellie Smythe, Alfred Square, St Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Walter E Smythe, Broadway, Dunolly, Victoria
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsFather: 3257 Pte Walter Ernest SMYTHE, 7th Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916; Brother: 1951 Sergeant William Edward SMYTHE, 22nd Bn, returned to Australia, 16 October 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 February 1968

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