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SMITH, William Henry Gordon

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1891
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne High School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk (Federal Public Service)
Died:	Influenza, 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England, 30 October 1918, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2

World War 1 Service

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
31 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, France
20 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, Menin Road, Capturing enemy defences
26 Dec 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gassed in the line near Messines. Rejoined unit 6 May 1918.
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Lihons
18 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Outpost Line
30 Oct 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-30

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