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Eric Charles SMITH

Regimental number15840
Date of birth8 September 1894
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWarhehouseman
Address19 Swan Street, North Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Arthur Thomas Smith, 19 Swan Street, North Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military serviceHome Service (1 year 104 days?); previously rejected for AIFenlistment on account of varicocele; )
Enlistment date6 November 1917
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, December 1917 Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Ormonde on 2 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps
FateReturned to Australia 26 July 1919
Discharge date3 October 1919
Other details

War service: embarked Melbourne, 2 March 1918; disembarked Suez, 4 April 1918.

Taken on strength, 34th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, Anzac Mounted Division Train, in the field, 1 July 1918.

Admitted to 69th General hospital, 25 December 1918 (pneumonia); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, 19 February 1919; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 23 February 1919; discharged, 7 April 1919; rejoined unit, 21 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; disembarked, 29 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 3 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Eric Charles

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