Ernest Cecil SMITH

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Service Number:	4367
Enlisted:	8 September 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bowden, South Australia, 22 September 1893
Home Town:	Kapunda, Light, South Australia
Schooling:	Balaklava Public School
Occupation:	Compositor
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 July 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec III. F. 3., Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balaklava District WW1 Roll of Honour, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens WW1 Plaque, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument

8 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4367, Adelaide, South Australia
7 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4367, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 17 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note:
7 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4367, 32nd Infantry Battalion
28 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4367, 32nd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front"

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