Sydney Septimus SMITH

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Service Number:	126
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newick, Leives, Sussex, England, 1895
Home Town:	Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria
Schooling:	Newick Council School, Sussex, England
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 19 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 126, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at South Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 126, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 126, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
19 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 126, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to the right knee

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Arrived in Australia aged 19 years

Next of kin E M Smith of Yew Tree Cottage, Colonels Bank, Charlew, Sussex, England

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