Regimental number | 902 |
Place of birth | Hamilton, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hamilton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | B J Smyth, Brown Street, Hamilton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A58 Kabinga on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 14), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: B. and Louisa SMYTH |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry, initiative, and devotion to duty at Khan Ayash, on 2 October, 1918. Whilst proceeding to mount a relay signal station, he, with Trooper Halliday, discovered one enemy officer and eighty seven enemy hidden in a wadi. The officer was preparing to mount an automatic rifle when these two men, in the face of bomb fire, rushed him, took his pistol, fired into the enemy, and seized the automatic rifle. The enemy were so surprised that they surrendered in a body.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42 Date: |