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SMITH, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5496, V146429 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Central Ordnance Depot (Queen's Bridge) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart failure), Coburg, Victoria, 18 March 1986, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremated - Located HC Curwen-Walker Gardens Roses |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5496, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5496, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5496, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5496, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 17 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5496, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Wounded Menin Road, GSW (left hand and arm) | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5496, 6th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5496, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Wounded Third Ypres, 2nd occasion - GSW (foot and chest) | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion - GSW | |
| 21 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5496, 6th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, V146429 | |
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| 3 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Private, V146429, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Royal Park, Victoria | |
| 3 Feb 1942: | Promoted Corporal, Central Ordnance Depot (Queen's Bridge) | |
| 21 Aug 1942: | Promoted Sergeant, Central Ordnance Depot (Queen's Bridge) | |
| 1 Dec 1942: | Promoted Staff Sergeant, Central Ordnance Depot (Queen's Bridge) | |
| 22 Aug 1944: | Discharged Staff Sergeant, V146429, Central Ordnance Depot (Queen's Bridge) |
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