Hubert Walter SMITH

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Service Number:	1937
Enlisted:	7 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Hindmarsh, South Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Brompton, South Australia
Schooling:	Brompton Public School, Hindmarsh Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station - Military Cemetery, Grevilliers, France, 10 May 1917
Cemetery:	Grevillers British Cemetery Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 7)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial, Renown Park Brompton School Great War Roll of Honour

7 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1937, 5th Pioneer Battalion
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1937, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
10 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1937, 5th Pioneer Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, DIED OF WOUNDS

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