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John Albert SMITH

Regimental number1731
Place of birthSouth Yarra Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPainter
Address34 Napier Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFriend, Miss Annie Donnelly, 34 Napier Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1731A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 October 1918
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 10), Surrey, England, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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