Regimental number | 3428 |
Place of birth | Glendonald, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bald Hill via Creswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, George Frederick Smith, Bald Hill via Creswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Nieppe-Bois (Rue-Du-Bois) British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 19), Vieuz-Berquis, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: F. and Phillis SMITH, Post Office, Sulky, Ballarat, Victoria. Native of Bald Hills, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother Pte John Thomas Smith 8th Batt MM & Bar returned. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |