| Regimental number | 59 |
| Place of birth | Calcifer, North Queensland |
| School | Mount Garnet State School, North Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Telephonist |
| Address | Ernest Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 131 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W.N. Smith, Ernest Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the 8th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Infantry Battalion, Regimental Signallers - Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 28/48/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 74), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Catherine SMITH, Alexandra Road, Ascot, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMT 'Bakara', 13 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916. Previous report of wounded now, 28 July 1916, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Buried Eaton Hall Military Cemetery, Rue Petillon, by Reverend S.A. Beveridge, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Charles James |
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