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SMITH, William Patrick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1307 |
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Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
Born: | London, England, July 1890 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Gardener |
Died: | Died of wounds, At Sea aboard HMAT Sicilia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1307, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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30 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1307, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
30 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1307, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1307, 4th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
28 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1307, 4th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
Family Background
William was married to Matilda Darcy Larner in Westminster, London, in 1911. They emigrated to Australia.
He was my 5th cousin, twice removed.
Submitted 6 March 2017 by Keith Brown