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George Stephen SMITH

Regimental number3679
Place of birthHorsham, Victoria
SchoolNarre Warren State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressLongwarry
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, G.A. Smith. Same address
Enlistment date7 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameDivisional Signal Company 2, Headquarters, Section 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 31 March 1917
Place of death or woundingBapaume, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20.10
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Alice SMITH, Jeparit, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin Sgt Ernest Ralph Smith same unit, Military Medal killed in action 26/8/16.

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