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SMITH, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6131 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hackney, East London, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ship's steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 4 July 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery INSCRIPTION HE GAVE HIS LIFE GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN (Plot IX, Row A, Grave 21) , Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newcastle High School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6131, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6131, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 6131, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6131 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
21st Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 38 and the son of Hugh and Emma Smith; husband of Kathleen Edith Smith, of Pio Pio, Tokuiti, New Zealand.
Age on arrival in Australia 27
Address 38 Argyle Place, Millers Point, New South Wales
Age at embarkation 34
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Kathleen Edith Smith, 28 Church Street, Newcastle, New South Wales.
Enlistment date 4 September 1916
Place of enlistment Sydney, New South Wales
Unit name
21st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/38/3
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916