Richard SMITH

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Service Number:	30
Enlisted:	21 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Preston, Lancashire, England, 1 February 1894
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	St Peters Church of England School, Preston, Lancashire, England
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 57, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

21 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 30, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, SA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 30, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 30, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Son of William and Jane Smith of 35 Fylde Street, Preston, Lancashire, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal