Regimental number | 1934 |
Place of birth | Dimboola, Victoria |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Nellie Smith, Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2.5 years in F Company, Scottish Volunteers, Western Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 30), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Dimboola Cemetery, Victoria. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 11 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 15 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 29 July 1916 (measles); marched into 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, from hospital, 7 August 1916. Marched out to unit, 24 August 1916; Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 11 March 1917 (scabies), and transferred to 5th Division Rest Station (pendiculosis); discharged to duty, 16 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 18 March 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 April 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 28 May 1917. Admitted to 5th Division Rest Station, 5 June 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to 9th Casualty Clearing Station, 13 June 1917; to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 14 June 1917; to England, 15 June 1917, and admitted to Military Hospital, Bethnal Green, London, 16 June 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 27 June 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 July 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 25 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 2 October 1917. Appointed Corporal, 22 October 1917. Killed in action, 7 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Andrew James |