Edward Sexton SMITH

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Service Number:	5194
Enlisted:	23 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mumbannar, Victoria, Australia, July 1888
Home Town:	Mumbannar, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Mumbannar State School, Victoria
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 7), Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Workingmans Club War Memorial, Mumbannar State School Pictorial Honour Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

23 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5194, 6th Infantry Battalion
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5194, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5194, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne

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