Eric Joseph SMITH

SMITH, Eric Joseph

    Service Numbers: 1119, 2023
    Enlisted: 14 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 9 October 1894
    Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Horse driver
    Memorials: Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1119, 12th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, South Australia
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1119, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1119, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    30 Dec 1914: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1119, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at Albany W.A. for refusing to obey an order
    8 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia
    20 Apr 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide
    20 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    8 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    5 Nov 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 10th Infantry Battalion

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    Biography

    Discharged at Albany, Western Australia, with SN 1119 of the 12th Infantry Battalion, while en route to the front on 30 Dec 1914, for refusing to obey an order.

    Re-enlisted at Keswick on 08 Feb 1915 with the 10th Infantry Battalion.

    Discharged on 05 Nov 1916 "mentally defective"

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