George William SMITH

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SMITH, George William

Service Number:	1122
Enlisted:	15 October 1914, Broadmeadow, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 May 1895
Home Town:	St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Leather worker
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot I, Row B, Grave No.25, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1122, Broadmeadow, Victoria
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1122, 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 Lance Corporal, 1122, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
4 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1122, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

'Sergeant George W. Smith.

(killed) was eldest son of the late Mr. F. J. Smith, Murchison, V., and the late Mrs. Smith, of 40 Greeves-street, St. Kilda, where his younger brothers and sisters reside. Before enlisting he held the rank of sergeant in the 51st Infantry Battalion, citizen forces. By trade he was a
leather worker, and at the time of enlisting was employed by the firm of Lacy and Osborne, Elizabeth-street, Melbourne. He was 21 years and 11
months old.' from The Age 22 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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