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John Henry SMART

Regimental number4306
Date of birth1891
Place of birthRichmond Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBrick carter
Address45 Osborne Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs F C Smart, 45 Osborne Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date21 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 January 1918
Discharge date6 June 1918 - Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

Received severe gun shot wounds to the neck, mouth, jaw and knee on 8 May 1917 while serving in Etaples, France. On 20 May 1917 was sent from Boulogne, France to Epsom, England for medical treatment. On 13 April 1918 arrived in Australia and entered Heidelberg Hospital, Victoria

Married Isabella Victoria McLean on 15 September 1945

Date of death18 September 1962 , 21 Derby Street, Northcote
Age at death71

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