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SMITH, Ernest Robertson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 9901 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9901, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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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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