Regimental number | 6813 |
Place of birth | Wycheproof, Victoria |
School | Harmer School, England |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wyuna Town, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5'2.75" |
Weight | 117 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Smith, Wyuna Town, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died in Caulfield Hospital, Melbourne. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | coburg Cemetery (Portion Methodist, Plot B, Grave No. 750B), Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs Sara SMITH. Native of Wycheproof, Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Persic', 13 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne 29 August 1919; died before discharge. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Joseph Robert |