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Harry Crombie Newton SMITH

Regimental number2694
Place of birthMalvern, Victoria
SchoolState School, Tooronga Rd, Malvern, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSt Heliers, Eskdale Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Smith, St Heliers, Eskdale Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Enlistment date22 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of disease 9 June 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Harry Crombie
Place of death or wounding1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, England
Age at death22.7
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCambridge Borough Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 3639), Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry and Florence SMITH, "Hillside", Campbell Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria

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