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Herbert Ebenezer Abraham SMITH

Regimental number1738
Place of birthRylstone, New South Wales
SchoolZig-Zag Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWheeler
AddressOakey Park, Lithgow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr George Henry Smith, Oakey Park, Lithgow, New South Wales
Previous military service41st Infantry; Served in Senior Cadets Lithgow.
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 April 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Herbert Ebenezer
Place of death or woundingBellicourt, France
Age at death22.3
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 30), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Elizabeth ASMITH, 30 Bells Road, Oakey Park, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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