SMITH, Edgar Albert
| Service Number: | 1398 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 12 January 1882 |
| Home Town: | Cooks Hill, Newcastle West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 May 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Strand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 6), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cook's Hill Superior Public School , Cooks Hill St John's Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1398, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1398, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1398, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Light Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 21 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 1398, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1398 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-25 |
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Gary Mitchell
Memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
103 years ago today, on the 25th May 1917, Private Edgar Albert Smith, 35th Battalion, widower and labourer from 147 Dawson Street, Cooks Hill, New South Wales, father of Edgar Napier and Elizabeth (Bessie) Sarah Smith, was killed in action at Armentieres, Northern France, age 35.
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1659260/
Born at Bega, New South Wales on the 12th January 1882 to Edward Henry (died 1944) and Sarah Ann (died 1941) Smith; husband of Mary Ann Foss Smith nee Lonie (married 1906, died 1913), Edgar enlisted with the Light Trench Mortar Battery May 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Mr Smith is resting at the Strand Military Cemetery, Belgium, Plot III Row A Grave 6 – photos courtesy of Eddy Lin, Belgium.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134863276
Edgar’s supreme sacrifice has been inscribed on the Cooks Hill St. John's Anglican Church Honor Roll, Cooks Hill Superior Public School Roll of Honour, Gardner Memorial (photos) and the Book of Gold. Name would be inscribed on the South Newcastle Rugby League Football Club Roll of Honour (location unknown).
Edgar’s wife Mary Ann Foss Smith is sleeping at this memorialised gravesite - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136821752, a sad reminder that they would have been resting together if Edgar had returned home from The Great War - ANGLICAN 1-65. 75.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=461186#3
I have placed poppies to honour his service and supreme sacrifice for God, King and Country.
Lest We Forget.
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