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Alfred Russell SMITH

Regimental number526
Place of birthHighbury, London, England
SchoolOngar Grammar School, Essex, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs C H Smith, 54 Priory Avenue, Hol Square, Walthamstow London, England
Enlistment date9 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 May 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHargicourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Row C, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Catherine SMITH, 339 Brownhill Road, Hither Green London

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