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SMITH, William Henry Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Died of Illness (Influenza), United Kingdom, 30 October 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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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 | |
20 Sep 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Menin Road, Capturing enemy defences | |
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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