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Gordon Cyril SMITH

Regimental number479
Place of birthPingelly, Western Australia
SchoolPingelly State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPingelly, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 7"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, G B Smith, Pingelly, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 1.5 years in the 25th Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A52 Surada on 17 February 1915
FateDied of wounds 11 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial (Panel 58), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
8
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Beaumont Smith and Katherine Mary SMITH
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Gordon Cyril

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