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Frederick Dewhurst SMITH

Regimental number594
Place of birthKent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor mechanic
Address338 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.2
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMrs H A Reid, 47 Alexandria Road, Oxford, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry; time expired.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentKensington, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name1 Divisional Train (1 to 4 Coys Army Service Corps) October, 1914
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Motor Transport Company
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date25 February 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 1 November 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 25 December 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 25 February 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death29 August 1930
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Frederick Dewhurst

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