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SMITH, William Alexander Duthie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50149 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1917, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 4 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Collingwood State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 28 June 1941, aged 55 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50149, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 | |
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| 3 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Promoted Voyage Only Corporal at Broadmeadows for HMAT Persic | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50149, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50149, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Training Battalion, Promoted Acting Corporal at 5th Training Battalion Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 22nd Battalion in the field France | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50149, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Reverts to Private on joint the Battalion for Operations France | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50149, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Gun shot wound left arm severe Evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence Admitted 1st Southern General Hospital | |
| 25 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50149, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW left Arm HT Ceramic | |
| 7 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50149, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Served as Gunner in Victorian Permanent Artillery
for 5 years and 305 days. Discharged 30 November 1901