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SMITH, George Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4161 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Abbotsford, Durham, England, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Nabowla, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 2nd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 15 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 135 Chaplain K.H. Douglas officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4161, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 4161, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 4161, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4161, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Serious gunshot wounds to the thigh and hip. Invalided to Cairo on 10 August 1915 | |
| 15 Oct 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 4161, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4161 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1915-10-15 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of George and Annie Smith
Marital status given as widower
Next of kin given as his eldest son A.V.H. Smith of Nabowla, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served with the Volunteer Artillery at Sydney for 2 years
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