Ernest Charles Henry SMITH

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SMITH, Ernest Charles Henry

Service Number:	3964
Enlisted:	3 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Perth, Western Australia , 1874
Home Town:	North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 22 April 1941, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Congregational area section EA
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World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3964, 11th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3964, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3964, 11th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle
24 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3964, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF, Battle for Pozières
14 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3964, 11th Infantry Battalion, per Pakeha
1 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3964, 11th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Ernest was the third of eight children of John Thomas Smith (b1849 in Perth WA) and Ellen Christina Edwards (b1851 in Perth WA). John (a Sanitation Worker and Cleaner) and Ellen married in 1870 in Perth WA.

Ernest was a Labourer in Perth WA in 1898 when he married Catherine Eliza Frances Cheeseman (b1897 in London, England). In August 1915 Ernest enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No:3964) and served in France with 11th Infantry Battalion. He was WiA in 1916 (GSW left hand) and Discharged in November 1917. Two sons served in WWI - Stanley Edward (Private; Service No:6493) enlisted in 1918 and Ernest Edward (Private; Service No:1587) was KiA in France in 1916.

Ernest and Catherine lived in North Perth, WA where Ernest worked as a Driver. He died in 1941 and Catherine in 1944.

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