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SMITH, William Japhet James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2944 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Echunga, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness (Malaria), 22 October 1918, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echunga War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2944, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2944, 9th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mooltan, Adelaide | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 2944, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2944 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Signal Squadron awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-10-22 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 2944, 2nd Signal Squadron, AIF |
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