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William SMYTH

Regimental number2001
Place of birthMilltown (Birches), Portadown, Co Armagh, Ireland
SchoolMilltown, Ireland
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
Addressc/o Mrs Parker, Bridge Hotel, Dandenong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr William Smyth, The Birches, Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularServed as a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force.
FateKilled in Action 14 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 5), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ann SMYTH, The Birches, Milltown, Portadown, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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