Regimental number | 4599 |
Place of birth | Daylesford, Victoria |
School | Seymour State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | P 0, Harcourt, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr D Smith, PO, Harcourt, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Sacrifice is the test of love and the will to die if need be for the other's safety. (Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 25.2 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave NO. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Emma SMITH, Harcourt Post Office, Victoria. Native of Daylesford, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |