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George Silvester SMITH

Regimental number1183
Place of birthGundagai, New South Wales
SchoolGundagai Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinBrother, Edward Smith, Trampton, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Previous military serviceHe enlisted for the Boer War.
Enlistment date21 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 December 1916
Place of death or woundingDied at the 3rd Field Ambulance, France.
Age at death46
Place of burialBernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 51), Montauban, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Bridget SMITH. Native of Gundagai, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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