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James Faulkner SMITH

Regimental number4315
Place of birthWarrnambool, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Address50 Vic Street, North Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Smith, c/o Mr W Smith, Murray Road, Preston, Victoria
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Faulkner spelt Falkner
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXV< Row A, Grave No. I), France Also recorded Memorial Register No. 26, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jemima SMITH, Murray Road, Preston, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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