George Samuel SMITH

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SMITH, George Samuel

Service Number:	2640
Enlisted:	24 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Edmonton, England, March 1894
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Acland Road School, Kentish Town, London, England
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	GSW to shoulder/spine, Whipps Cross Hospital, Laytonstone, England, United Kingdom, 5 September 1918
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, grave No. 10), Surrey, England England
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

24 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2640, 14th Infantry Battalion
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2640, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2640, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2640, 14th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, George received a GSW to his shoulder in the attack a Morcourt, France with the bullet penetrating his spine, he passed away at Whipps Cross Hospital, London

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Ian Fletcher‎Australia and New Zealand in WWI

2640 Pte. George Samuel Smith, 14th Battalion A.I.F. the last of the 5 lads of 'Jacka's Mob' resting here in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, UK.

George received a GSW to his shoulder in the attack a Morcourt, France on the 9th August 1918 with the bullet penetrating his spine, he passed away at Whipps Cross Hospital, London, on the 5th September 1918
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