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SMYTH, Arthur Montague
Service Number: | 4239 |
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Enlisted: | 14 August 1915 |
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 | |
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20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4239, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :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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Add my storyBiography 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)