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SMITH, Edward Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 331 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oatlands, Tasmania, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Nile, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Andover State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Evandale Municipality Roll of Honour, Evandale War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nile War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 331, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 331, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 331, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Thomas and Mary Ann Smith of Evandale, Tasmania. Brother of Albert Montague Smith who returned to Australia on 12 December 1915 having served with the 15th Batalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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