SMITH, Alfred George
| Service Number: | 3480 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, England , 11 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Garrison Lane School, Birmingham |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marree War Memorial Area, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3480, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3480, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3480, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3480 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE A. G. SMITH.
Advices have been received that Private Alfred George Smith, late of Birmingham, England, was killed in action on August 16. He came to Australia six years ago, and prior to enlisting was employed in the South Australian railways. He was well-known in the Quorn and Eudunda districts, and was the fireman who was so severely injured in the Port Augusta railway smash in 1914. Much sympathy is felt for his father and mother, they having lost one son in the early part of the war. They have two other sons in the trenches in France." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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