Charles Ingham SMITH

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Service Number:	3137
Enlisted:	10 November 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leichardt, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Leichardt, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Leichardt State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 November 1917
Cemetery:	Berks Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 52,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

10 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3137, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3137, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
30 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 37th Infantry Battalion

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Son of Joseph and Sarah SMITH

Pte 3137 Charles Ingham Smith was killed by German shell fire when serving in the front line trenches at Ploegsteert, Belgium on 30 November 1917.