Regimental number | 64281 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Subiaco, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Guildford Road, Bayswater, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Flora Ann Smeed, Guildford Road, Bayswater, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets for four years. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th General Service Reinforcements, Western Australia (Egypt) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board SS Port Darwin on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Father: 50 Sergeant Leonard Arthur SMEED, Australian Army Postal Corps, died of wounds (suicide), 10 June 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 10 July 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 4 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 18 September 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMEED Arthur Lacey |