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SMITH, John Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2013 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elmore, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Elmore, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 22 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 17), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2013, 14th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2013, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2013, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2013, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2013, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Fractured right leg sustained at Lone Pine. Evacuated to Egypt then UK. Rejoined unit 18 June 1917 in Belgium. | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2013, 14th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2013, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
The 14th Battalion was manning the front line at Broodseinde Ridge when Pte John Herbert Smith was killed in action on 22 October 1917.