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Arthur Roy SMITH

Regimental number528
Place of birthPort McDonald, Victoria
SchoolMalvern Rd State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address132 Peel Street, Windsor, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 4.5"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Smith, 137 Peel Street, Windsor, Victoria
Previous military service4 mos Citz Forces.
Enlistment date13 March 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Rollsalvage CORPS
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of nephritis and heart failure at Caulfield Military Hospital.
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Date of death17 November 1920
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBrighton Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot ZA, Grave No. 1806), Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
184
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emily SMITH; husband of Mrs. R. SMITH. Native of Port McDonald, South Australia. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria.
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 17 June 1920; disembarked Melbourne, 14 August 1920; died before discharge.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Arthur Roy

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