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SMITHERS, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6151 |
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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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6151, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George and Sophia SMITHERS; husband of Caroline SMITHERS, Dangar Street, Wallsend, New South Wales