Harold Franklin SMITH

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Service Number:	4599
Enlisted:	4 October 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Seymour State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 25 April 1918
Cemetery:	Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 13, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

4 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4599, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4599, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
1 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 57th Infantry Battalion, Accidentally wounded (GSW to thigh) due to negligence of another soldier. Evacuated to England.
25 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW right shoulder and hand. Evacuated to England.
25 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
25 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 4599, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4599 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25

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