The AIF Project

Walter Curtis SMYTH

Regimental number1499
Date of birth6 April 1890
Place of birthWest Maitland, New South Wales
SchoolWest Maitland Public School, New South Wales; Kalgoorlie State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer machinist
AddressBoulder, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ellenora Smyth, corner of Lane and Clancy Streets, Boulder, Western Australia
Enlistment date24 September 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Air Mechanic
Unit nameFebruary 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateReturned to Australia 23 September 1919
Other detailsAshes interred at Rose Garden, Botany, New South Wales (with those of his first wife, Ellenor Matthews, m. Boulder, WA on 26 September 1916).
Date of death20 April 1990
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.