SMITH, George Achilles
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 4 May 1882 |
| Home Town: | Burringbar, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank accountant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Rafa, Palestine, 9 January 1917, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row E, Grave 69 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burringbar War Memorial, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW1 Honour Roll, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacEwen embarkation_ship_number: A65 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacEwen, Sydney | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Battle of Rafa, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-01-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Men Who Fell. Captain SMITH
An official cable has been received announcing the death in action in Egypt, on the 9th inst., of Captain G. A. Smith. Deceased was a member of the Camel Corps. He was a native of Narrabri, and was a Sydney Grammar School boy. For some time he occupied a position in the Murwillumbah branch of the Commercial Bank. Later he went to Wingham, from which place he enlisted, and went to the front in June, 1915. His father is Inspector of police at Narrabri, and his mother resides at Bossley Park. Deceased's wife is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Murphy, of Burringbar, Tweed River." - from the Sydney Daily Telegraph 20 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Achilles SMITH was born on 4th May, 1882 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales
His parents were James & Annie Townshend SMITH
He married Leila May MURPHY in Sydney in 1915
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