| Regimental number | 50 |
| Place of birth | Edenbridge, Kent, England |
| School | Public School, Western Australia |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 13 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Address | Guildford Road, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 41 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Flora Ann Smeed, Guildford Road, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 13 years in Voluntary Military Headquarters Band, Western Australia, and in 11th Australian Infantry Regiment (resigned). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | Army Field Post Office Details (November 1915) |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 17/4/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Medina on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Son: 64281 Pte Arthur Lacey SMEED, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919. |
| Fate | Died of wounds (self-inflicted) |
| Place of death or wounding | Calais, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 42 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
| Place of burial | Calais Southern Cemetery (Plot E, Row 1, Grave No. 9), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: William Leonard and Mary Jane Smeed, 47 McCourt Street W, Leederville, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Son: 64281 Pte Arthur Lacey SMEED, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Promoted Sergeant, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 28 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1919. Listed as absent from duty without leave from 8 am, 10 June 1916; 'since that date nothing has been heard of him. The matter was placed in the hands of the Assistant Provost Marshal, Calais, on 11 June 1916.' 'The body of No 50 Sgt. Smeed L.A. was amitted to the 36th General Hospital mortuary, 6 July 1916; dead on arrival (gun shot wound, head). Court of Inquiry, No 1 Camp, Calais, 13 July 1916, found that Smeed was not on duty and was to blame. Date of death taken as 10 June-6 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SMEED Leonard Arthur |
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