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SMILES, Leonard Kerry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 909 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Patricks Catholic School, Albury, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Victoria College Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row E, Grave 88 Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of Thomas & Bridget M. Smiles of Albury, N.S.W. Commemorated on the entrance gates of St Patrick's Church, Albury, NSW , Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 909, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 909, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 909, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Bridget M. Smiles of Wilson Street, Albury, NSW. Brother of Pearce Smiles who died of wounds on 6 August 1916 while serving with the 4th Pioneer Battalion and Frank Stanley Smiles who died of wounds whilst a prisoner of war on 2 December 1915 having been captured while serving with the 19th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the cadets and the Militia
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