SMITH, Harold George
| Service Number: | 1172 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kettering, Desborough, Northampton, England, May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Desborough Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gsw To Shoulder, Leg And Arm, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 42), Gallipoli, Turkey, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1172, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1172, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1172, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gallipoli, 1915
1172 Private Harold George Smith
14th Bn Australian Infantry
HORRIBLE WAR – Every week tells its tale of this horrible war. Last week I mentioned the death of Mr Freer’s son, whose photo appears in another column. This week I express my sincere sympathy with Mr and Mrs George Smith, of Federation Avenue, whose second son, Harold, has been officially notified as killed last August. This noble young fellow served with the renowned Anzacs at the Dardanelles. [1]
A DESBOROUGH ANZAC
Reported Killed in Action at Gallipoli
News has just been received by Mr and Mrs George Smith, of Federation Avenue, Desborough, that their son, Private Harold George Smith, was killed in action at Gallipoli during last August.
Private Smith left England for Australia some four years ago and at the outbreak of war enlisted with the Anzacs and landed on the Peninsula with the first landing of the Australians. He was reported missing on 21st August, 1915. He was 25 years of age and was the second son of Mr and Mrs George Smith. He was employed by the Desborough Co-operative Society previous to going to Australia. Much sympathy is expressed with Mr and Mrs Smith, who have another son serving with the Northants Terriers. [2]
[1&2] Desborough Scrapbook
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