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Wilfred Frank SMITH

Regimental number2980
Place of birthGorleston, Suffolk, England
SchoolStradbroke Road, Gorleston, Suffolk, England
Age on arrival in Australia16.9
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressBonalbo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinO, Mrs Harriett Smith, 30 Pier Place, Gorlestone, Suffolk, England
Enlistment date19 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 June 1916
Place of enlistmentLismore, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 17 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death19.9
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row 11, Grave No. 20A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Harriet SMITH, 39 Pier Plain, Gorleston, Suffolk, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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