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SMITH, Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2946 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Leeds, Yorkshire, England, March 1876 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2946, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2946, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2946, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 17 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2946, 8th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
Served under the name John Martin. Service Record contains a statutory declaration that his true name is Benjamin Smith and his next of kin is his wife, Charlotte Smith, of Leeds.