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Victor Charles Spain SMITH

Regimental number53504
Date of birth14 September 1899
Place of birthSouth Grafton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLinotype operator
AddressGrafton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 11.5"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Smith, Southgate Road, Grafton, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in 12th Regiment, Senior Cadets; left the area.
Enlistment date30 November 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameNew South Wales Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 8 May 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 25 September 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Alumny Creek Public School & District Roll of Honor ('For God, For King, For Country').
Discharge date10 December 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6854 Lance Sergeant Arthur Vincent Smith, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Proceeded overseas to France from England, 17 October 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Denison', 25 September 1918; disembarked Sydney, 17 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 10 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 March 1973 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Age at death73
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Victor Charles Spain

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