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SMITH, Roy Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2474 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Snowtown, South Australia, 23 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Snowtown, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 August 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Snowtown & District Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2474, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2474, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2474, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2474 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-14 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE R. S. SMITH.
Mrs. M. J. Smith, of Snowtown, has been notified that her fourth son, Private Ray Stanley Smith, was killed in France on August 14. He was 23 years of age, and enlisted on January 4. He left Australia on March 16. His brother, Private T. W. Smith, returned to Australia on August 14." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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