'During the recent operations East of Ypres from 29th. September 1917 to the present date No. 1952 Driver Lindsay Gordon SMITH has accompanied every ammunition party to the guns situate [sic] in HANNEBEKE Valley S.W. of ZONNEBEKE and has never once failed to reach the Battery position even though he has been subjected to very heavy shelling and delays on the road. This man in company with two other Drivers made nine trips each during one night from the dump to the guns, this despite the severe conditions prevailing at the time. This man has at all times shown a cheerful willingness for any task however arduous and has proved very valuable to the Battery. His conduct is worthy of special recognition.'
Recommendation date: 10 November 1917

Regimental number	1952
Place of birth	Orange, New South Wales
School	Finger Post Public School, nr Wellington, New South Wales
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Labourer
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	26
Height	5' 6"
Weight	144 lbs
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Sylvia Sarah Eliza Smith, Wellington PO, New South Wales
Previous military service	Nil
Enlistment date	14 September 1915
Place of enlistment	Dubbo, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment	Trooper
Unit name	13th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/18/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 26 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll	14th Field Artillery Brigade
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Military Medal 'During the recent operations East of Ypres from 29th. September 1917 to the present date No. 1952 Driver Lindsay Gordon SMITH has accompanied every ammunition party to the guns situate [sic] in HANNEBEKE Valley S.W. of ZONNEBEKE and has never once failed to reach the Battery position even though he has been subjected to very heavy shelling and delays on the road. This man in company with two other Drivers made nine trips each during one night from the dump to the guns, this despite the severe conditions prevailing at the time. This man has at all times shown a cheerful willingness for any task however arduous and has proved very valuable to the Battery. His conduct is worthy of special recognition.' Recommendation date: 10 November 1917
Fate	Died of wounds 19 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records	29
Place of burial	Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No 13), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	18
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: William Paynton Smith and Silvy Sarah Eliza SMITH
Medals	Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 110 Date: 25 July 1918
Other details	War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous details	Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
Sources	NAA: B2455, SMITH Lindsay Gordon