Ernest Robertson SMITH MM

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
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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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