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Hugh William SMITH

Regimental number5176
Place of birthCampbelltown, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBotany Road, Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs N E O'Brien, Georges River Road, Croydon Park, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 January 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh and Johanna SMITH
Discharge date27 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Commonwealth', 18 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 12 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 27 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death29 June 1933
Age at death38
Place of burialBotany Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Hugh William

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