SMITH, Ellis Austin William
| Service Number: | 1863 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Claremont & Cottesloe State Schools, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool classer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1863, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 31 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1863, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 1863, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1863, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1863, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (shoulder) | |
| 15 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Headquarters Staff | |
| 15 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Willam John and Adelaide Annie SMITH, of cnr. Otway and Franklin Streets, Claremont, WA
"...2nd Lieutenant Ellis Austin William Smith, 28th Battalion, of Claremont, WA. Formerly a wool classer, 2nd Lt Smith enlisted as 1862 Gunner Smith, with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade on 7 August 1914 and as a member of the 6th Battery he embarked from Fremantle, WA, aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 31 October 1914. He served at Gallipoli where he was wounded in action and later on the Western Front with the 28th Battalion, where he obtained his commission. He was killed in action by shell fire near Polygon Wood on 20 September 1917, aged 23 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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