Charles Edward SMITH

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Service Number:	501
Enlisted:	28 February 1916, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kingston, Tasmania, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XVI, Row A, Grave No. 15
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Lower Sandy Bay Honour Roll

28 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 501, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 501, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 501, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
8 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 501, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to left hand. Evacuated to 10th Aust Field Ambulance and returned to unit 14 June 1917.
22 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion, France
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 501, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 501, 40th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Killed in action
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement 501, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 501 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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