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SMELLIE, Restyn
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3261, N381072 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, at Inglewood |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW) |
| Born: | Mallacoota Inlet, Victroria, Australia, 15 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bridgewater (Victoria, AUS), Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, 15 January 1969, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Griffith Cemetery, New South Wales MEMORIAL ID - 153280082 |
| Memorials: | Bridgewater & Memsie Districts Honor Roll, Bridgewater Memorial Hall & Honour Roll, Bridgewater on Loddon School Honour Roll, Griffith "We Will Remember Them" Plinths, Korong Vale Fiery Flat State School Great European War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3261, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , at Inglewood | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 3261, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 3261, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Borda, Melbourne | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Involvement 3261, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Promoted Bombardier, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Promoted Corporal, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 3 Dec 1917: | Transferred Corporal, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Promoted Sergeant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 21 Apr 1918: | Wounded Sergeant, 3261, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, GSW left finger | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Embarked in England on D31 Durham for return to Australia on Special 1914 Leave | |
| 21 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3261, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N381072, Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW) | |
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| 1 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW) |
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