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SMITH, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2022 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalkeith, Scotland, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Musselburgh School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds - abodmen, At sea (HS Gascon), Off Gallipoli, 25 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Chaplain Rev. Lee Warner officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2022, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2022, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of W. James Smith. Next of kin given as Tom Smith of Sale Street, Maitland, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal