John Hewitson SMYTHE

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Service Number:	1393
Enlisted:	5 April 1916, Ballarat, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Broomfield State School, Ballarat Technical School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1918
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 18,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

5 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1393, 39th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic.
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1393, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1393, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1393, 39th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1393, 39th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele
5 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1393, 39th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, No details of wound. Soldier was subsequently killed in action the next day 6 April 1918 (while being carried to an aid station).

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