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HILL-SMITH, Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2457 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Angaston, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Scholar |
| Died: | Kyeema Air Crash, Dandenong Ranges , 28 October 1938, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Angaston Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Angaston District WW1 Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2457, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kabinga embarkation_ship_number: A58 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2457, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kabinga, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 2457, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Sid Hill-Smith and Tom Hardy both SA Returned Soldiers lost their lives in the 1938 Kyeema Air Disaster in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria. Fom his home in the Yalumba winery 150 cars made their way to the cemetery. Sixty Returned Soldiers formed a Guard of Honour. The coffin was carried by S Jolly, H Yates, C Mattheson, J Holden, A Mader, S Wheeler. A Collection was made and a memorial tablet was to be placed in the Roseworthy Agricultural College.
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