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SMITH, Percival Kerrison

Other Name:	Smith, Percival Kerrison Patrick - Birth Records
Service Number:	339
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Coburg, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Rural Worker
Died:	Killed In Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 339, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
15 Oct 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 339, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 339, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
7 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 339, 29th Infantry Battalion
10 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 339, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 339, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 339, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 339, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 339, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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