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William Roy SMITH

Regimental number891
Place of birthDimboola Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressSawyer's Valley, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, John Thomas Smith, Sawyer's Valley, Western Australia
Previous military service89th Infantry
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll897
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 March 1917
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 19), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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