SMAILLS , George Arthur
| Service Number: | 1229 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tinonee, New South Wales, Australia, 2 October 1887 |
| Home Town: | Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 6 October 1937, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Kempsey, New South Wales | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Recommended for a DCM but awarded the Military Medal for actions during an attack on Curlu on 28 Aug 1918
"SMAILES.- The Relatives and Friends of the late GEORGE ARTHUR SMAILES are advised that his Remains will be laid to rest in the Church of England Cemetery, Botany, THIS ATTERNOON at 3.15 o'clock." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 08 Oct 1937 (nla.gov.au)
"Mr. George Smailles (brother to Mr. James Smailles, of Wingham), passed away in the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, just recently, we understand." - from the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer 08 Oct 1937 (nla.gov.au)
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