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Richard SMYTH

Regimental number2892
Place of birthCork Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNorseman, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Jonas Smyth, Gortnanoon, Crosshaven, Cork, Ireland
Enlistment date6 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916
Date of death6 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 4), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jonas and Margaret SMYTH. Native of Gortnanoon, Crosshaven, Co. Cork, Ireland

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