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SMITH, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5669 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia , 28 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 26 March 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5669, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5669, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5669, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William was the son of Thomas William and Elizabeth Smith, of West Townsville, Queensland.
His older brother, 2016 Pte. Thomas Smith 9th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action at Gallipoli on 1 October 1915, aged 31.
William Smith joined the 26th Battalion on the Western Front during February 1917. He was killed in action at Lagnicourt when his unit attacked the village on 27 March 1917.