SMITH, James Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 535A, 535 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Naval reserve |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 22 September 1882 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fettler |
| Died: | Wickham, New South Wales, Australia, 9 December 1948, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 3-180. 58. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 535A, 30th Infantry Battalion, Naval reserve | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 535, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 535, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Artillery | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 535A, 5th Division Artillery , GSW to head - accidental | |
| 6 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 535A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, Gassed | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 535A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Due to wounding, medically unfit |
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From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
72 years ago today, on the Friday afternoon of the 10th December 1948, Gunner James Thomas Smith, (also known as Sugar), 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade (Reg No-535A), fettler from 94 Lower Church Street, Newcastle, New South Wales and Wickham, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 66. ANGLICAN 3-180. 58.
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales on the 22nd September 1882 to Thomas and Mary Smith; husband of Isabella Smith nee Pearce (married 1906, Newcastle, N.S.W., died 1971, age 84), Sugar enlisted July 1915 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Wounded in action 30.10.1916 (accidental GSW head, severe), 3.11.1917 (gas poisoning), James was invalided home May 1918, being discharged medically unfit on the 24th July 1918.
Mr Smith’s name has been inscribed on the Cooks Hill Superior Public School Roll of Honour and the Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honour Board (1).
Service record states Died War Service 9/12/48.
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney.
I will place poppies and a 1914-1918 WAR label to honour Sugar’s service and sacrifice for God, King and Country.
I would certainly appreciate contact with descendants of Mr Smith for photos and more information.
Lest We Forget.
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