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SMITH, James Leybourne
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 524/763, 524 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Cumberland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted 524/763, 1st Pack Wireless Signal Troop | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 524, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked 524, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 524, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement 524, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Promoted Second Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Promoted Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Wounded Lieutenant, 524, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East | |
| 1 Aug 1919: | Discharged Lieutenant, 524, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
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