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William SMITH

Regimental number5071
Place of birthMurtoa, Victoria
SchoolState School, Murtoa, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressAdelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William Jennings Smith, Urquhart Street, Horsham, Victoria
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A37 Barambah on 27 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 October 1917
Place of death or woundingAbbeville, France
Age at death25
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah SMITH. Native of Murton, Victoria
Family/military connections32 relatives, including cousins.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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