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Charlie SMITH

Regimental number64382
Date of birth16 March 1889
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.4
Height5' 8.75"
Weight177 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Smith, Sellheim Meat Works, nr Charters Towers, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Place of enlistmentCharters Towers, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th General Service Reinforcements (Queensland) (Egypt)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Malta on 16 October 1918
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 16 October 1918.

Admitted to ship's hospital, 12 November 1918; died of disease (pneumonia), at sea, 19 November 1918.

Buried at sea between Aden and Suez, 20 November 1918.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMITH Charlie

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