SMITH, James
| Service Number: | 10536 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, 6 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Sandgate Convent School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 October 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 44. HE GAVE HIS LIFE HIS BEST HIS ALL |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sandgate War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 10536, 3rd Divisional Train | |
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| 30 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 10536, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 30 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 10536, 3rd Divisional Train, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 30 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 10536, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 30 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 10536, 3rd Divisional Train, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement Driver, 10536, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10536 awm_unit: 23rd Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-10-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Smith was the son of Henry Thomas and Mary Smith; husband of Jean Henderson Smith, of Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland. He had been born and raised in Sandgate, Queensland.
His younger brother, 1753 Cpl. Henry William Smith 2nd Australian Pioneers, was later killed in action near Montbrehain on 5 October 1918, aged 28.
James served in the Australian Army Service Corps, and he arrived on the Western Front during November 1916. He was severely wounded in Belgium on the 6 October 1917, shrapnel wounds to the chest and side. He was evacuated to the 59th General Hospital at St. Omer in France but died of wounds a week later.
James left his will to his wife and she and her two infant children were granted pensions.
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