SMITH, Marton Frederick
| Service Number: | 3132 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1914, Royal Australian Navy Enlistment |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Everleigh (Redfern) Sydney, New South Wales, 22 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Lakemba, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 July 1916, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Non Warlike Service
| 22 Jan 1914: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Navy Enlistment |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3132, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3132, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3132, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Marton Frederick Gordon SMITH was born in Everleigh (Redfern) Sydney on 22nd August, 1898
His parents were George Baker & Harriet Eliza SMITH
He first joined the Royal Australian Navy on 22nd January, 1914 and then subsequently enlisted for WW1 on 7th September, 1915 & embarked on the HMAT Warilda on 8th October, 1915 with the 3rd Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcements
Marton served in WW1 under the name Frederick SMITH
He was Killed in Action on 24th July, 1916 - buried in the vicinity of Pozieres but grave now unknown
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villlers Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
His correct name is Marton Frederick Smith, he served under Frederick Smith. He was 17 years 11 months old at time of death. His family epitaph reads- WE STILL HAVE FAITH, THO' CLOUDS ENVIRON NOW, AND GLADNESS HIDES HER FACE IN SCORN, WE'LL PUT THE SHADOW FROM OUR BROW, NO NIGHT BUT HATH ITS MOURN, GOOD-BYE UNTIL IN A BRIGHTER CHIME, WE SAY GOOD MORNING.
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