James SMITH

SMITH, James

    Service Number: 3137
    Enlisted: 5 July 1915
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1879
    Home Town: Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
    Schooling: South Kyneton State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farrier
    Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 14 September 1916, aged 37 years
    Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
    Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 15A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    5 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 6th Infantry Battalion
    29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 3137, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    29 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 3137, 6th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

    James’s mother died when he was only 1 year old and his father remarried later. James fought at Pozieres in France before he suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen in Belgium 14 September 1916 and died of his wounds the same day in a Casualty Clearing Station.

    James’ younger half-brother 2950 Pte.George Hubert Vincent Smith, 7th Battalion, was killed in action at Ypres on 4th October 1917.

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