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SMITH, Ernest Robertson

Service Number:	9901
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, May 1893
Home Town:	Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Taringa State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Book seller
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918
Cemetery:	Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 28. HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9901, Brisbane, Queensland
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 9901, 1st Australian General Hospital, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 9901, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
22 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 9901, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 9901 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-22

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