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Other Name:	Smith, Frederick Gordon Carlyle - Service Record / Birth Record
Service Number:	2876
Enlisted:	29 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 4 January 1899
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Woodworker
Died:	Killed In Action , France, 19 July 1916, aged 17 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

29 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2876, Depot Battalion (AIF)
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2876, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2876, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
16 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2876, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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