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Harry Bowland SMITHSON

Regimental number914
Place of birthHull, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTraveller
Address16 St John Young Crescent, East Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ann Smithson, 5 Thorndon Street, Newstead, Hull, England
Enlistment date2 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAnzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/1/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Discharge date1 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 March 1954
Age at death60
Place of burialKarori Cemetery (11d14/17), Wellington, New Zealand

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