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SMITH, Thomas William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1239 |
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Enlisted: | 24 March 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dungog, New South Wales, 1894 |
Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 June 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 25, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Abermain Kurri Kurri IOOF Manchester Unity Loyal Kurri Kurri Lodge HR, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1239, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1239, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1239, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Hamiton Smith and Bridget Mary Smith of Stanford, Methyr, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal