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SMITH, Ernest John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5081 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Claremont, Western Australia, Australia, 7 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Claremont State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Morlancourt, France, 10 June 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5081, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5081, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5081, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Son of Robert James and Clara Smith, of Stirling Rd., Claremont, Western Australia. His younger brother, 4243 Pte. Charles Everard William Smith, 12th Battalion AIF, was killed in action near Mouquet Farm 19th/22nd Aug., 1916, age 20.