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SMITH, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1051 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Vic., 11 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Farm Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wilby Corporal Arthur Smith Memorial Tree, Wilby Plaque of Remembrance, Yarrawonga St. Cuthbert's Great War Roll of Honour, Yarrawonga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1051, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 1051, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 1051, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1051, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1051 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Joseph and Sarah SMITH, Wilby, Victoria.
Commemorated in Yarrawonga Cemetery, Victoria.