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Francis George SMITH

Regimental number1712
Place of birthSnake Valley, Victoria
SchoolCarngham (near Snake Valley) State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSnake Valley, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Francis George Smith, Snake Valley, Victoria
Enlistment date15 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21.9
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 17), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Rebecca SMITHm Snake Valley, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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