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Reuben SMITH

Regimental number6355
Place of birthSwanfels, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressYangan via Warwick, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation18
Height5'9.25"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMrs K Smith, c/o Mrs Christensen, Alfred Street, Sandgate, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 November 1915
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Mcgillivray on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Discharge date13 April 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 8 September 1919; disembarked Sydney, 24 October 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 13 April 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 June 1923
Place of burialWarwick Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Reuben

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