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SMITH, Ferner
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1434 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bungwahl, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bungwahl, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row E, Grave 3 Headstone inscriptions reads: As the ivy clings to the oak our memory clings to thee, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1434, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1434, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1434, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Martha Maria Smith of Bungwahl, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal