SMITH, John Scott Fisher
| Service Number: | 4371 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 October 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland With his wife Eileen May Smith (nee Murphy). |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4371, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4371, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 19 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4371, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
John Scott Smith
John fought in France and was wounded twice. First time he was shot in the shoulder, and the second time he was gassed. He went AWOL for a couple of days shortly before he was discharged in 1919. After he returned he had two weeks pay taken off him. After being wounded twice he may have needed a break! When he died he was buried in the South Brisbane Cemetery along with his wife Eileen May Murphy. South Brisbane Cemetery is now known as the Dutton Park Cemetery, South Brisbane. Other Murphy family members are also buried there. One of his two daughters is still alive.
Submitted 1 November 2015 by Leonie Dodd
John Smith (Curley)
John Smith is the husband of my Grand Aunt Eileen Murphy. He died in 1945,10 years before I was born at the young age of 47. The only things I know about him is what I have found on the internet. His fathers name was Joseph Smith and his mothers name was Eleanor Blanshard. He had two daughters Phyllis and Mavis. He enlisted on 13th October, 1916 and embarked from Brisbane on the 17th November, 1916 aboard the HMAT A55 'Kyarra', returning on the 3rd January, 1919. In the only photos I have found he has a walking stick, so I am not sure yet whether he may have been wounded.
Submitted 23 August 2015 by Leonie Dodd
Biography
Discharged from Service on 19 Mar 1919
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