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John Cook SMITH

Regimental number5068
Place of birthCuttiero Stn, River Darling, New South Wales
SchoolCuttiero and Wentworth Public Schools, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBroken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Katherine Smith, 'Elddeen', 3 Free Street, Norwood, South Australia
Enlistment date27 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board A45 Bulla on 24 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was a typical Australian horseman and bushman and was loved and respected by all acquaintances for his manly straightforwardness.
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
111
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Kate SMITH. Native of Darling River, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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