SMITH, Hubert George
| Service Number: | 4531 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, NSW, 31 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4531, 1st Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4531, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4531, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
HUBERT GEORGE SMITH was born on 31st October, 1896, at Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales, the son of Mr. William Samuel and Mrs. Elizabeth Gertrude Smith. He was educated at St. Peter’s College, Adelaide, South Australia, and joined the Bank’s service on 1st July, 1913, at Bathurst. On 22nd March, 1915, he was transferred to Head Office, and on 1st May, 1915, to Annandale.
Hubert George Smith enlisted as a member of the A.I.F. on 31st August, 1915, and later joined up with the 12th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, to which he was attached. On 1st August, 1916, he won promotion to the rank of corporal; on 1st December, 1916, to sergeant instructor at the 1st Anzac Corps School of Instruction, Corbie, France. He was wounded at Messines on 7th June, 1917, and returned to Australia on 3rd February, 1918.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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