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SMITH, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 492 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bullet wounds to the lower body and fractured skull, 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row A, Grave 132, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 492, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 492, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 492, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 492, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 492 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Smith of Chinchilla, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a 6 year apprenticeship with Fairbanks & Son, Bendigo