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SMITH, Eric Lyndon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 963 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bright, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Pyramid Hill, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Launceston Grammar School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Krithia, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boort Fernihurst State School Roll of Honour, Fernihurst Memorial Shelter and Honour Roll, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Pyramid Hill RSL Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 963, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 963, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 963, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 963, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
| 6 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 963, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, At Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 963, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 963 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Eustace Lyndon Smith and Florence Smith nee Treacy of Pyramid Hill, Victoria. Brother of Roy Lyndon Smith who returned to Australia on 24 January 1919 having served with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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