SMITH, George Robinson
| Service Number: | 1135 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Limerick, Ireland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Diocesian School, Molesworth St,, Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row M, Grave 1, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1135, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1135, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1135, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1135, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1135, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1135 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Next of kin
Father, R Smith, 1220 Alberne Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Enlistment date 18 September 1914
Place of enlistment Sydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Private
4th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/21/1
Age at embarkation 28
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll-Corporal.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Sources-NAA: B2455, SMITH George Robinson
He is remembered on the war memorial In St. Mary's Cathedral, Bridge St., Limerick-as one of the Men of Thomond-Thomond (Classical Irish: Tuadhmhumhain; Modern Irish: Tuamhain) was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nenagh and its hinterland.
County Clare was sometimes known as County Thomond in the period immediately after its creation from the District of Thomond
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 'Ambleside' Napier Street, Tamworth, NSW
Son of Richard and Jane Smith of Suite 9, Broughton Apartments, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of J.R. McKenzie of Vancouver
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served his Chemist apprenticeship with William Hays & Company of Dublin, Ireland
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