Regimental number | 621 |
Place of birth | Eudunda, South Australia |
School | Eudunda Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Eundunda, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Smith, Eundunda, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No.20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gearge and Annie SMITH, Eudunda, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Admitted No 15 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, then transferred to Acting Casualty Clearing Station, 16 May 1916 (entero-editis); discharged, 19 May 1916; rejoined unit, 20 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916; admitted No 14 Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916 (compound fracture left thigh); transferred to No 8 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, both legs and right arm). Died of wounds, 21 July 1916. Buried Bailleul Cemetery by Reverend A. F. Fern, 21 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Red Cross file 2560413 |