Arthur Carrington SMEDLEY

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SMEDLEY, Arthur Carrington

Service Number:	605
Enlisted:	1 December 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Curramulka, South Australia, 19 November 1886
Home Town:	Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia
Schooling:	Hayward's School
Occupation:	Auctioneer
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 9 August 1915, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Port Augusta St Augustine's Church Memorial Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

1 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Broadmeadows, Victoria
11 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 605, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 605, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
19 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 605, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 605 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-19

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Biography

"THE LATE CORPORAL A. C. SMEDLEY.

Mrs. A. C. Smedley, of Brougham-place, North Adelaide, has received word that her son, Corporal Arthur Carrington Smedley, who was previously reported wounded, died from the effects of wounds inflicted through the bursting of a shell at Gallipoli on August 9, 1915. The late Corporal Smedley left Broadmeadows under the late Colonel Miell, of the 9th Light Horse. A comrade writes:-

"He was a fine soldier, always cheerful, brave, and a hard and willing worker, and everyone loved him."

For some years the deceased was in the employ of Messrs. Dalgety & Co., being their manager and auctioneer at Snowtown, Jamestown, and Port Augusta. His kind disposition endeared him to all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 28 Jun 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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