James Robert SMITH

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Service Number:	3983
Enlisted:	31 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	East Talgai, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Allora, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Hendon State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Nine soldiers were originally recovered from unmarked mass graves adjacent to Pheasant Wood in France in 2009. They were among 250 unidentified soldiers who fought and died in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles. Among the soldiers recovered and identified was 3983 Private James Robert Smith, 31st Battalion AIF He is now buried in a marked grave in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery in France., VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial

31 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
31 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3983, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3983, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
6 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 3983, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3983 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20
Date unknown:	Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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