John Edward SMITH

SMITH, John Edward

    Service Number: 127
    Enlisted: 29 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Stratford, Essex, England, 1887
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: London County Council School, Manor Road, Essex, England
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 17 May 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave Panel 21, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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    World War 1 Service

    29 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 127, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 127, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 127, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Arrived in Australia aged 24 years

    Son of Henry Smith and Jane Lavinia Smith of 1 Southcombe Street, West Kensington, London, England. Next of kin given as his sister Bertha Woods nee Smith. Brother of Arthur Smith

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Served in the Royal Navy for about 4 years before being invalided out

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