William SMITH

Regimental number338
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTeamster
AddressRockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Smith, Sandy Creek near Clermont, Queensland
Enlistment date9 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 12, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialPoperinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot II, row H, Grave No. 38), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Kate SMITH, Clermont, Queensland