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SMITH, William Arkley

Service Number:	81
Enlisted:	28 December 1914, Enoggera
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, 31 January 1892
Home Town:	Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Overseer
Died:	Natural causes, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 25 March 1977, aged 85 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Lowther Hampton District War Memorial

World War 1 Service

28 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 81, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enoggera
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 81, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 81, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 81, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Suez for invaliding (pericardial adhesions) to Australia - arriving Melbourne 13 October 1915.
1 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Light Horse Regiment
8 Jul 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 81, 11th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney
8 Jul 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 81, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 81, 11th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney - arriving Suez 12 August 1916.
30 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment
14 Jan 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, For the gallant manner in which he lead his party of five scouts on 2 October 1917 in reconnoitring Wadi El Sufi under heavy fire at close range with determination and dash, measuring the wells in the vicinity and obtaining valuable information on the enemy's position before leading his party back to safety.
10 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment
20 Jul 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HT Morvada, Kantara for return to Australia - arriving Sydney 28 August 1919.

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