John Lewis SMITH

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Service Number:	5726
Enlisted:	1 September 1915
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	15th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Hackney, South Australia , 15 June 1890
Home Town:	Blackwood, Mitcham, South Australia
Schooling:	Sturt Street Adelaide & Adelaide School of Mines, South Australia
Occupation:	Motor mechanic
Died:	Illness, Egypt, 14 May 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackwood War Memorial

1 Sep 1915:	Enlisted
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 5726, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 5726, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney
14 May 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 5726, 15th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5726 awm_unit: 15th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-05-14

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