| Regimental number | 618 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | Public School, Adelaide, South Australia: Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | c/o D and W Murray, Perth, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr Robert Henderson Smith, c/o D and W Murray, Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served from 1912 to August 1914 in the 86th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Machine Gun Section. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
Was in the first batch of volunteers who enlisted for service in the AIF on August 1914 from Camp at Fremantle. Joined Depot Camp at Blackboy Hill, 23 August 1914. Sailed with 11th Battalion per 'Ascanius' 31 October 1914. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant shortly before his death and posted to 'A Company' under Major Drake Brockman. (details from Robert Henderson Smith, father, Dromurray Limited, Barrack Street, Perth, Western Australia |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 26), Gallipoli |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 64 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Served as SMITH GEORGE HOLT HENDERSON, shown to be the correct name. Son of Robert Henderson Smith and Eleanor Catherine Holt, his wife, of Perth, Western Australia. Native of Adelaide. Cemetery details state that he enlisted under the name of George Holt Henderson SMITH. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
