Arthur Johnson SMITH

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SMITH, Arthur Johnson

Service Number:	3978
Enlisted:	14 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, November 1893
Home Town:	Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	Auburn Boys Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 June 1918
Cemetery:	La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck I F 10, La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3978, Holsworthy, New South Wales
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3978, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3978, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
24 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3978, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3978 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-24

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"3978 Private (later Corporal) Arthur Johnson Smith 3rd Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 30 December 1915. He was wounded in action on 24 June 1918, during a raid at Strazeele, France and died soon after en route to the dressing station, aged 24. He is buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, France" - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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