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SMITH, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2017 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1915, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Mt Gambier, South Australia, 11 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mt Gambier State School, South Australlia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Penola, South Australia, 22 January 1970, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Penola Memorial Walk |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2017, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2017, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2017, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Multiple GSW to arm and leg sustained at Guillemont. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 24 September 1917. | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 8 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days", East of Montbrehain (attached to US Army) | |
| 21 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", For signals & comms work east of Montbrehain on 8 October 1918, when attached to American Division. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 2017 | |
| 9 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 22 May 1919 and discharged (TPE). | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
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