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SMITH, Eric Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2719 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Manilla Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 17 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row C, Grave 5, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2719, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2719, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2719, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Smith of 'The Fountain', Bay Street, Croydon, NSW later of "Quambi," corner of New Canterbury Road and Herbert Street, Dulwich Hill, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal