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Ernest Hilmer SMITH

Date of birth29 May 1878
Place of birthNew Norfolk, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank Superintendent, Commonwealth Bank
AddressNunoyne Pillenger Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinBrother, Major R P Smith, Afa, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name12th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 12 (27 January 1916).

Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)page missing
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commanded 12th Bn, 1915; 11th Bn, 1916; Australian Division School, 1917.

Medals: Commander of the Order of the Bath, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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