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SMITH, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2735 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northam, Western Australia, 13 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, 3 January 1950, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2735, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2735, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2735, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Imprisoned Battle of Messines | |
| 3 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2735, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Born Selby Spencer Smith on 13 Jan 1888 at Northam, Western Australia to George Henry Smith and Sarah Elizabeth Morrell
He originally enlisted under his real name Selby Spencer Smith on 30 Jun 1915 at Keswick, South Australia. He was discharged on 2 Mar 1916 with the notation "not likely to become an efficient soldier"
He re-enlisted on 3 May 1916 at Adelaide, as (2735) Jack Smith with the 50th Infantry Battalion.
Jack was taken as a prisoner of war on 10 Jun 1917 during the Battle of Messines
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