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SMITH, Reuben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1404 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lower Barrington, Tasmania, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 39, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1404, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1404, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1404, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Emily Rebecca Smith of Elizabeth Street, Devonport, Tasmania formerly of Lower Barrington, Tasmania. Brother of Edgar Allen Smith of Ravenswood, Launceston, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Member of an Ulverstone Rifle Club, Tasmania