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Norman Grant SMITH

Regimental number5
Place of birthHawthorn, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTraveller
AddressGrange Road, Caulfield East, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 5.75"
Weight180 lbs
Next of kinFather, A J Smith, Grange Road, Caulfield East, victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets, 47B Area.
Enlistment date24 October 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSergeant (Trumpeter)
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 25 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Sergeant Major
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date20 December 1918
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death18 December 1943
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Norman Grant

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