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Ernest SMITH

Regimental number3439
Place of birthYorkshire, England
SchoolChristian Valley School, Placer County, California
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressFarm No 173, Leeton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Smith, Farm No 173, Leeton, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 September 1915
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20.1
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 144), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary SMITH, Auburn Placer Co., California, U.S.A. Native of Keighley, Yorks, England

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