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SMAIL, Robert Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2397 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 October 1915, Mackay, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia, 18 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bowen and Mount Marlow State Schools |
| Occupation: | Lighthouse Keeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 26th Infantry Battalion, Mackay, Qld. | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2397, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2397, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2397, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2397 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Foster son of Robert and Clara Barr, of Brandy Creek, Proserpine Queensland.
SMAIL.—In memory of Robert A. Smail, killed in action in France, on July 25th, 1916.
He gave his life for his country.
(Inserted by his father and family.)
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