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Bert SMITH

Regimental number1907
Place of birthRomsey, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, David Smith, Perenyon, Western Australia
Enlistment date28 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 9 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 June 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialAubigny British Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 16) (Somme), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Mary SMITH. Native of Perenjori, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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