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Sydney James SMITH

Regimental number4026
Place of birthRed Hill, South Australia
True NameSCHMIDT, Sydney James
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBootmaker
Address89 Coogee Street, Mt Hawthorn, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 6"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, H G Schmidt, 89 Coogee Street, Mt Hawthorn, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in South Africa (Boer War).
Enlistment date14 May 1917
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 March 1920
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 12 March 1920; disembarked Fremantle. 18 April 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 13 June 1920

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Sydney James

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