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SMITH, Robert James
Personal Details
| Enlisted: | 22 November 1915 |
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| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 19 August 1876 |
| Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Cable Inspector |
| Died: | Accidental Injuries, fractured skull from horse fall, France, 22 July 1918, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Pierre Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Tomerong Public School War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
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| 29 Jan 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jan 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Cross and bar | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 26 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Divisional Signal Company |
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