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Donald Davidson SMITH

Regimental number1886
Place of birthNorthcote Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationShearer
Address9 Violet Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs Margaret Ellen Smith, 95 Market Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 18 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 1 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 December 1967
Place of burialKeilor Cemetery

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