Walter George SMITH

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SMITH, Walter George

Service Number:	3131
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Mumbannar, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Glencoe West, Wattle Range, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Accidently Drowned, Palestine, 15 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Deir El Belah, Israel
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Glencoe Soldiers Memorial

World War 1 Service

5 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3131, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: ''
5 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3131, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Adelaide
15 Jun 1917:	Involvement Trooper, 3131, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3131 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-06-15

Walter George Smith

Walter George SMITH, born 1892 Dartmoor, Victoria, son of John Henry 'Harry' SMITH & Christine LIVINGSTONE. Walter enlisted in the AIF on 29 Sep 1916 from Strathdownie. He married Elsie Margaret McCALLUM 1895-1964, daughter of Duncan McCALLUM and Doris PAHL in October 1916 at Mt Gambier, South Australia. He embarked on the "Clan McCorquodale" from Adelaide on 5 Feb 1917. He served as Pte 3131, 9th Light Horse Regiment, AIF, drowned at Gaza, Palestine, 14 June 1917 when on leave and attempting to save the life of a French soldiers.
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Dartmoor Avenue of Honour
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