Regimental number | 281 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bucky Springs near Bombala, New South Wales |
School | Rocky Hall, Burragate, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sawmiller |
Address | Bald Hills, Pambula, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wm. Smith, Lochiel, Pambula, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | While serving in France was wounded in the legs |
Family/military connections | Brother: George served with Herbert and was killed in action alongside him |
Other details | Son of William Alfred and Elizabeth Annie (nee Farrell) Smith. Married his wife Agatha in Bathurst on 5 April 1920 and they had ten children. After the war he worked as a Prison Warder in various gaols around New South Wales until his retirement. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | North Rocks Cemetery, Parramatta, New South Wales |