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SMITH, William Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 995 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Hamilton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunkeld, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Dunkeld, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunkeld & District Roll of Honour, Dunkeld War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 995, Hamilton, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 995, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 995, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 995, 39th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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