Russell James SMITH

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Service Number:	3888
Enlisted:	30 October 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Hay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Accident, Belgium, 30 October 1917
Cemetery:	Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot IV, Row C, Grave 7, Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

30 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3888, 20th Infantry Battalion
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3888, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3888, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
30 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 3888, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3888 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-30

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