Regimental number | 863 |
Place of birth | West Hartlepool, England |
School | Maylands State School, Western Australia |
Age on arrival in Australia | 5 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Maylands, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Smith, 79 Stuart Street, Maylands, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. II), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Maria ELLIOTT (formerly SMITH), 21 Tate Street, West Leederville, Western Australia, and the late David SMITH. Native of West Hartlepool, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |