James SMITH

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Service Number:	952
Enlisted:	18 September 1914, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia, 21 May 1887
Home Town:	Ballina, Ballina, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel Number 49, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Canakkale, Turkey.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 952, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 952, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 952, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
9 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 952, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 952 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09

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Son of James and Annie Smith of Brunswick Street, Ballina, NSW

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