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SMERDON, Alfred Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6380 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1916, 18th Reinforcement |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Rowan,Victoria, Australia, 23 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Murrayville, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mount Rowan State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in action at the summit of Mont St Quentin, Mont St Quentin, France, 1 September 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 36 Also Murrayville Roll of Honour |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell Mont St Quentin Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6380, 21st Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcement | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6380, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6380, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6380, 21st Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6380, 21st Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6380, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6380 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Brother of: 6381 Pte. Clifford Charles Smerdon (/explore/people/49844) - Killed in Action 09 Oct 1917
"PRIVATE A. R. SMERDON .
Mr. and Mrs. J. Smerdon, of Murrayville, late of Wanbra Junction, have been notified that their son, Pte. A. R. (Roy) Smerdon, was killed in action in France on 1st September." - from the Ballarat Courier 17 Sep 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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