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William Oliver SMITH

Regimental number3207
Place of birthBailieston, Victoria
SchoolBailieston State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressDowerin, Wyalcathem, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, William Smith, Sandon via Newstead, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 10), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jessie SMITH, Wirrate, via Nagambie, Victoria. Native of Bailieston, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3213 Pte James SMITH, 51st Bn, killed in action, 14 October 1917; 1906 Pte Peter Oliver SMITH, 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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