Regimental number | 678 |
Place of birth | Singleton, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironmonger |
Address | Glenriding Road, Singleton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Flora Smith, Bishopgate Street, Singleton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 16th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to hospital Alexandria, 17 June 1915 (from Bombay Presidential Hospital; admitted March 1915). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ballarat', 6 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: empyema of left side), Sydney, 18 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 54 |
Place of burial | Tamworth Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Roy |