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SMITH, Francis Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4583 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Abercrombie, New South Wales, Australia, 29 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Trunkey Creek, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 February 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery, Contalmaison, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4583, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4583, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
Personal Stories
My great uncle
Francis Leslie Smith was my great uncle, as a little girl his photo was in my grandparents house, I always knew that he was my grandfather’s brother who had died in the war but it was only as an adult that I began researching his story, Francis came from a country area in New South Wales in Australia called the Abercrombie he was the 5 th child of 11 children my grandfather Charles was the 2nd youngest, My only uncle was named Leslie after him , I am so pleased that he is buried in such a beautiful cemetery and I hope one day to visit his grave. From his great niece Debbie O’Neill née Warn
Submitted 23 April 2021 by Debbie O’Neill
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