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SMITH, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 862 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mumbannar, Dartmoor, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mumbannar, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Police Constable |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Plugge's Plateau Cemetery, Anzac Row A, Grave 6, Plugges Plateau Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 862, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 862, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 862, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was working as a Police officer in the Carlton area, Victoria
Son of Edward Thomas Smith of Mumbannar, Victoria. Brother of Percy G. Smith
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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