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SMITH, John Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1597 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1916, Narrabri |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 6 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Warialda, Gwydir, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1972, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Warialda St Simon & St Jude's Anglican Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1597, Narrabri | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1597, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1597, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1597, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery, GSW left hand | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1597, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Accidentally, GSW back (slight) - explosion of ammunition dump at Ploegsteert Wood. | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1597, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Gassed | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1597, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Remained at duty | |
| 17 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1597, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
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