Regimental number | 21278 |
Place of birth | Blackall, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Weinholt Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Smith, Weinholt Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 36th Battery |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Martha SMITH |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 15 November 1916; disembarked Sydney, 31 December 1916, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 31 January 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Stanthorpe Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Percy Cecil |