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SMIRTHWAITE, George Howatt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 134 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Ilford, New South Wales, Australia, 15 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Gilgandra Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 December 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot VI. Row Grave. 4., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilgandra District Roll of Honor, Gilgandra War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 134, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 134, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 134, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 134, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 134, 15th Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Howatt SMIRTHWAITE was born in Ilford Cottage, Ilford, Rylstone, NSW on 15th April, 1888
His parents were John Alcock Dixon SMIRTHWAITE & Agnes Jane HOWATT
He died of wounds in France on 24th December, 1916 and is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery
Inscription reads: GOD BE WITH YOU - TILL WE MEET AGAIN
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