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SMITH, George Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 795 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Grave VII. C. 18. INSCRIPTION PROMOTED HIGHER FOR EVER WITH THE LORD , Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 795, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: Attached from Australian Medical Corps | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 795, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 795, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 795 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
4th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 26 and the son of Henry and Hannah Smith, of 80, Church St., Newtown, New South Wales