Regimental number | 3207 |
Place of birth | Bailieston, Victoria |
School | Bailieston State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Dowerin, Wyalcathem, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, William Smith, Sandon via Newstead, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Adelaide 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 connections | Brothers: 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 |