Regimental number | 3217 |
Place of birth | Laidley, Queensland |
School | State School, Laidley, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Louise Smith, Campbell Street, Laidley, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18.3 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 51), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur George and Louisa Mary SMITH, Laidley, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Father: 216 Pte Arthur George SMITH, 42nd Bn, returned to Australia, 1 November 1917; Half-brother: 5069 Pte Charles Francis CRACK MM, 47th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 March 1916. Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Etaples, 13 April 1916 (mumps); transferred to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 14 April 1916; discharged to Divisional Base, 4 May 1916; joined Bn, in the field, 22 May 1916. Reported missing, 29 July 1916. Now, 14 October 1916, reported Killed in Action, 29 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 2560901N, 54648 Pte H.G. CHEETHAM, B Company, 25th Bn, 25 March 1918: 'I saw him killed by a bullet at a place near Pozieres. He was killed on the spot, and I had to go ahead and leave him. I cannot say where he was buried. He came from Hornsby, N.S. Wales. He was a railway porter.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Sydney Gordon
Red Cross File No 2560901N |