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William SMIDDY

Regimental number2875
Date of birth21 August 1898
Place of birthTownsville, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTailor
AddressCairns, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 4"
Next of kinFather, Jonathan Jackson Smiddy, Ayr via Townsville, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date14 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 October 1916
Place of enlistmentCairns, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Discharge date21 May 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 31 July 1917 (shell shock).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 12 October 1917 (shell shock).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 21 May 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q221616.
Date of death19 September 1957
Age at death61
Place of burialInnisfail Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMIDDY William

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