William Herbert SMITH

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Service Number:	1379
Enlisted:	8 May 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Signal Company
Born:	Kew, Victoria, Australia, 5 June 1896
Home Town:	Kew East, Boroondara, Victoria
Occupation:	Bank officer

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8 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1379, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Melbourne, Vic.
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement Sapper, 1379, 1st Signal Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Embarked Sapper, 1379, 1st Signal Company Engineers, SS Makarini, Melbourne
3 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 1379, 1st Divisional Signal Company, ANZAC / Gallipoli
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 1379, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Battle for Pozières
23 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Divisional Signal Company, France
6 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Divisional Signal Company, France
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1379, 1st Divisional Signal Company, German Spring Offensive 1918
9 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1379, 1st Divisional Signal Company, The Battle of Amiens
21 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1379, 1st Divisional Signal Company, RTA 12 May 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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