Regimental number | 750 |
Place of birth | Gosport, Portsmouth, England |
Place of birth | Hampshire, England |
School | Board School, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Chandlers Road, Noble Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs May E Smith, Chandlers Road, Noble Park, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Sussex Regiment, also served in Boer War receiving Kings and Queens Medals. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row f, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary SMITH; husband of May SMITH, 32 Sturt Street, South Kensington, New South Wales. Native of Gosport, England |