Gordon McKinney SMITH

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Service Number:	790
Enlisted:	22 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Killarney, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Machinist
Died:	Penetrating Shell wound to chest & buttock, received in action - died of wounds, 12th Casualty Clearing Station, Peronne, France, 18 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne, France Plot III, Row D, Grave 4, La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nanango War Memorial

22 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 790
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 790, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 790, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
12 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 790, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 790, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, gun shot wound to chest
18 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 790, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 790 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-18

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