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SMITH, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2217 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2217, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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