Regimental number | 1924 |
Place of birth | Melrose, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 163 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliz Alice Smith, 'Larrakujah', Douglas Street, Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Field Squadron Engineers A.M.D. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 9984 Pte Leslie Melrose SMITH, 14th Field Ambulance, died of wounds, 23 September 1917; 6635 Pte William Sidney SMITH, 4th Division Headquarters, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919. |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 15 March 1919; disembarked Perth, 10 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 30 January 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 8 East, Grave 13), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Rupert David |