Regimental number | 14403 |
Place of birth | Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34.2 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mary Lucie Smith, Anvil Inn, Stourbridge, England |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Royal Field Artillery, British Army; purchased discharge; discharged from first period of AIF service on account of defenctive eye.. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps, 1st Anzac Mounted Division, 10th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT 'Port Sydney' on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Desert Mounted Corps Supply Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
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 details | See 45 Joseph SMITH for first period of service. Name [under Regimental Number 14403] does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Joseph |