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SMITH, Donald John McPherson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2424 |
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Enlisted: | 11 April 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Fishertown, Aberdour, Scotland, 1878 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Dava & Grantown Public Schools Scotland |
Occupation: | Accountant |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial XXXV B 18 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2424, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2424, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2424, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Helen SMITH.
Served in the Boer War