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Phillip James SMITH

Regimental number3454
Place of birthCox's River, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWentworth Falls, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, James Smith, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingAccroche Wood near Hamel, Somme, France
Age at death27.11
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 19), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Evangeline SMITH, "St. Elmo", Fletcher Street, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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