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Joseph SMITH

Regimental number14403
Place of birthStourbridge, Worcestershire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34.2
Height5' 7"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mary Lucie Smith, Anvil Inn, Stourbridge, England
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in Royal Field Artillery, British Army; purchased discharge; discharged from first period of AIF service on account of defenctive eye..
Enlistment date27 March 1917
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, 1st Anzac Mounted Division, 10th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT 'Port Sydney' on 9 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollTrooper
Unit from Nominal RollDesert Mounted Corps Supply Details
FateReturned to Australia 20 July 1919
Discharge date28 September 1919
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 9 May 1917; disembarked Suez, 20 June 1917.

Reverted to Trooper at own request, 14 September 1917.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Morvada', 20 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 28 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 28 September 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee 45 Joseph SMITH for first period of service. Name [under Regimental Number 14403] does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Joseph

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