Arthur Montague SMYTH

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SMYTH, Arthur Montague

Service Number:	4239
Enlisted:	14 August 1915, Armidale, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Tungsten, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Deepwater Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Railway Fettler
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot I, Row A, Grave No. I
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deepwater MUIOOF Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Torrington Enlistments Honour Roll, Torrington Roll of Honor WW1, Woolbrook War Memorial and Flagpole

World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4239, Armidale, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4239, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4239, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4239, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4239 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"... 4239 Private Arthur Montague Smyth, 54th Battalion from Torrington, NSW. A 24 year old railway fettler prior to enlistment on 14 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 13th Reinforcements from Sydney on 20 December 1915 aboard HMAT Aeneas. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 near Pozieres, France and is buried in the ANZAC Cemetery, Sailly-La-Lys, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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