Regimental number | 5768 |
Place of birth | Merrylands, New South Wales |
School | Merrylands Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Delegate, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. C. Spicer, Bombala Street, Cooma, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces, 2nd Infantry, Parramatta, NSW |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 16), Harbonnieeres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen SMITH, Mayee Street, Bombala, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Pte Smith no. 3622, 2nd Bn, killed Pozieres 1916; R.H. Smith no. 5477, 36th Bn, returned. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |