SMITH, William Wilson
| Service Number: | 1912 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Freemantle, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Kensington, South Australia, 1 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine driver |
| Died: | Palmyra Perth Western Australia , 14 June 1954, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Presbyterian Area Section Mon EE Gravesite 0004 |
| Memorials: | Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Freemantle, Western Australia | |
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| 9 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1912, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Transferred 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Nov 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1912, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' |
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| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1912, 1st Divisional Train |
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William worked as an engine driver before the war, and married Annie Isabel Ballard 11 October 1912. He enlisted on 1 March 1916 at the age of 30. 1916 was also the year in which William and Annie's six-month-old son, William Athley died of meningitis.
Willilam embarked with the 33rd Infantry Battalion in August 1916 on HMAT Miltiades. He was briefly taken on strength in October 1916 by another Western Australian battalion, the 44th Infantry Battalion, before returning to the 33rd in November of the same year.
William returned to Australia 9 December 1918.
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