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William Henry SMALE

Regimental number1890
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressNorth Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Evelyn M Smale, 185 St George's Road, Fitzroy North, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 February 1917
Place of enlistmentFitzroy, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameDecember 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number11/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 10 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Squadron
FateReturned to Australia 17 July 1919
Date of death29 February 1920
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialCoburg Cemetery (Portion Church of England Plot H, Grave No. 193), Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
180
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Mrs Evelyn SMALE, 12 Wyndle Road, Hampton, Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria.
Discharge date26 August 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Dunluce Castle', 18 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne,, 26 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 10 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMALE William Henry

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