Regimental number | 134 |
Place of birth | Ilford New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Gilgandra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, J Smirthwaite, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 734 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Second entry both matched |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 4), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Gilgandra Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: John A.D. (1858-1926, bu. Gilgandra Cemetery) and Agnes J. (1864-1902, bu. Gilgandra Cemetery) SMIRTHWAITE~ |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |