SMITH, Sydney Nestor
| Service Number: | 1403 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Young, N.S.W. Australia, 17 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Narrabeen War Veterans Home, 23 June 1978, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Young Uniting Church Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1403, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1403, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 1403, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 1403, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
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Private Sydney Nestor Smith 1403 he enisted on the 3rd November 1914 he joined the 13th Battalion AIF and survived the disastrous campaign at Gallipoli (Quinns Post). He went on to France and saw very active service, he was wounded twice. He fought in the battle of the Somme,Pozieres,Bullecourt,Passchendaele and then to Belgium advancing on the Hindenberg Line in 1917. Sydney was awarded the "Military Medal" on the 2nd May 1918 for "Bravery in the Field" near Villers-Bretoneux when an officer was severely wounded by machine gun fire and lay within full view of the enemy when private Greenfield and himself went to his assistance and carried him at great personal risk. They carried him to the Regimental Aid Post in broad daylight and the whole route was under observation of enemy snipers who were very active. In 1918 helped to stop the German spring offensive and played a role in the great allied offensive fighting near Amiens on the 8th August 1918, this advance by British and empire troops was the greatest success in a single day on the Western Front. Sydney's medals were presented to the Victoria Barracks Museum Sydney and are on display there. "We will remember them"