James SMITH

SMITH, James

Service Number: 2217
Enlisted: 19 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Belfast, Ireland, 1886
Home Town: Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Illness - Pneumonia following bomb wound, Heliopolis Hospital, Egypt, 29 October 1915
Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Row D, Grave 167, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

19 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2217, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
16 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2217, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2217, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
6 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2217, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound to the right leg followed by pneumonia

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as a friend Lena Hardon of 63 Cambed Road, Paddington, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal