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SMITH, Joseph Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6813 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | TB spine & exhaustion, Caulfield Military Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Chuignes | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Outpost Line | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 17 Aug 1920: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 6813, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6813 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1920-08-17 |
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