SMITH, William Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 2227, V15910 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 June 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2227, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2227, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
| 11 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gallipoli (GSW hand) | |
| 3 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 53rd Infantry Battalion, France (GSW leg) | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 53rd Infantry Battalion, France (Gassed) | |
| 9 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 53rd Infantry Battalion, embarked England for Sydney on board HT Kashmir | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 53rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V15910, Private; Garrison Battalions | |
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| 28 Mar 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V15910, Private; 3 Garrison Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Elder of two brothers (William and Philip) who served in WWI, Private William Thomas Smith (Service No:2227) enlisted in the AiF in Sydney on 1 May 1915, and was attached to 4th Infantry Battalion on 16 June 1915 when he embarked with his Unit from Sydney for Gallipoli on board HMAT A63 Karoola. WiA at Gallipoli on 1 August 1915, Private Smith then served with 53rd Infantry Battalion on the Western Front, where he was WiA on two occasions (1916 - GSW leg and 1918 - Gassed). Private Smith embarked from England for Sydney on 9 March 1919 on board HT Kashmir, and was attached to 53rd Infantry Battalion at Discharge on 1 July 1919. In WWII, Private Smith served in the ACMF (Service No:V15910) with 3 and 13 Garrison Battalions from 11 June 1941 to 28 March 1943.
Bill was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1887, second of six children of William Thomas Smith Snr (b1860 in Indigo, Victoria) and Emma Vibert (b1863 in Beechworth, Victoria). William and Emma married in 1884 in Melbourne, where they settled and raised their family and William was a Labourer until his death in 1916 - Emily died in 1897.
Bill worked as a Boilermaker in Melbourne, and in 1910 married Victoria Martha Prosser (b1888 in Melbourne). Bill and Victoria settled in Melbourne, where they raised their family and Bill worked as a Boilermaker before enlisting in the AIF in 1915. Following his Discharge from the Army in 1919, Bill and Victoria settled in Melbourne, where they raised their family and Bill worked as a Labourer, Rabit Catcher (Government employment) and Wharf Labourer. In 1941 when he enlisted in the ACMF, Bill was an Unemployed Wharf Labourer. Bill died in 1944, and Victoria died in 1963.
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