John Holmes SMITH

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Service Numbers:	1517, 1839
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Balranald New South Wales Australia, 6 November 1889
Home Town:	Balranald, Balranald, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 January 1918, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Torreken Farm Cemetery No.1, Belgium Torreken Farm Cemetery No 1, Wytschaete, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balranald War Memorial

11 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1517, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney
11 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1517, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
10 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1839, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
10 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1839, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''

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