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Stuart Rutherford SMITH

Regimental number1417
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolCentral State School, Dana Street, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRailway employee
Address103 Raglan Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Andrew Smith, 103 Raglan Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingRomani, Sinai, Egypt
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave No. 53), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
5
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Elizabeth SMITH, 103 Raglan Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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