Regimental number | 3255 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Cooks Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Public High School, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 74 Parry Street, Cooks Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Captain D Smith, 74 Parry Street, Cooks Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years as a Compulsory Trainee in Militia at Newcastle and at Richmond, New South Wales. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Duncan and Ada SMITH, 74 Parry Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother of Sgt Walter George Smith MM, 30th Battalion. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to, 56th Bn from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; taken on strength 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Transferred to 30th Bn, 12 March 1916; taken on strength 30th Bn, 12 March 1916. Found guilty, 8 June 1916, of being improperly dressed on parade, Moascar, 6 June 1916: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Alfred John |