SMITH, Frederick Victor
| Service Number: | 572 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, 23 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 14 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Grave VI. D. 4A. INSCRIPTION ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY THOSE WHO LOVED HIM , Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 572, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 572, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 572, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
44th Battalion, C Company.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Births Jun 1897 Smith Frederick Victor Tunbridge 2a 683
He was 20 and the son of Alfred Ernest and Fannie Rhoda Smith of 43 Forest Rd., Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Fanny Smith lived also at Oakleigh, Kent, England
Age on arrival in Australia 14
Enlistment date 1 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 29 February 1916
Place of enlistment Geraldton, Western Australia
Age at embarkation 18.
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/61/1
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916.
War service: Western Front
He is remembered on the Tunbridge Wells War Memorial.
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