Charles Richard SMITH

SMITH, Charles Richard

Service Number: 1499
Enlisted: 28 June 1915
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 14th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Broken Hill, NSW, 27 June 1896
Home Town: Monteith, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Murray Bridge, SA, 13 January 1973, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Murray Bridge (Adelaide Road) Cemetery, S.A.
Memorials: Aldgate War Memorial, Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1
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World War 1 Service

28 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1499
27 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 1499, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 1499, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
11 Apr 1916: Transferred Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade
17 Jun 1916: Embarked HMAT Templar
19 Jul 1916: Involvement Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
5 Feb 1918: Involvement Battle of Messines
15 May 1919: Embarked HMAT Orontes
18 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Field Artillery Brigade

World War 2 Service

15 Jul 1941: Enlisted Adelaide

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