SMITH, Perceval Lascelles
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 20 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Pauls Cathedral School, Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Bank Accountant |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 2 September 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot IV, Row E, Grave 23 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, St. Kilda East All Saints Anglican Church Mausoleum Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 15 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
PERCEVAL LASCELLES SMITH, son of Mrs. W. Birnie, was born at Williamstown, Victoria, on 20th March, 1886, and received his education at St. Paul’s Cathedral School, Melbourne. He joined the service of the Bank on 13th August, 1902, at Fitzroy; he was transferred to Richmond, Victoria, on 27th October, 1902; to Melbourne on 21st February, 1905; to Warrnambool, as ledger-keeper, on 1st August, 1906; and to Bendigo, as ledger-keeper, on 26th November, 1908. On 21st December of the following year he joined the Inspector’s Staff in Melbourne.
Perceval Lascelles Smith enlisted as a private in the A.I.F. on 10th May, 1915, from which rank he rose to that of captain. He served in France and was wounded at Clery-sur-Somme by machine-gun fire, and died from the effect of these wounds on 2nd September, 1918.
He was awarded the M.C. for digging out one of his men from beneath the parapet of a trench under direct machine-gun fire.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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