William SMITHERS

SMITHERS, William

Service Number: 6151
Enlisted: 1 August 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Waratah, NSW, 1880
Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Waratah PS
Occupation: Quarryman
Died: Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rozelle Sydney Harbour Trust Officers and Employees Pictorial Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

1 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6151, 18th Infantry Battalion
25 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6151, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6151, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George and Sophia SMITHERS; husband of Caroline SMITHERS, Dangar Street, Wallsend, New South Wales