Regimental number | 3367 |
Place of birth | Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Saddler |
Address | South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, S Naisith, 39 Cliff Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 13th Bn, Citizen Military Forces, for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Eliza NAISMITH, 25 Portland Place, South Yarra, victoria |
Family/military connections | Father: 3694 Pte Samuel James NAISMITH, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, 4 December 1915; discharged to duty, 6 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 4 April 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Pioneer Bn, 6 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 8 September 1916. Wounded in action, 7 November 1916 (shell wound, leg and back); admitted to No. 9 General Hospital, Rouen, 8 November 1916. Transferred to England, 16 November 1916, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital (gun shot wound, severe). Granted furlough, 12 February 1917, to report to No. 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 28 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 October 1917; rejoined Bn, 23 October 1917. Detached for duty to 1st Australian Division, 16 April-16 May 1918. Killed in action (enemy mine), 17 September 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |