SMITH, Henry
| Service Number: | 1240 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swanick, Derbyshire, England, 1866 |
| Home Town: | Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Lambton, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1928, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CONGREGATIONAL-2CSW. 57 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1240, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1240, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1240, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 24 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1240, 35th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
92 years ago today, on the Tuesday afternoon of the 21st August 1928, Lance Corporal Henry Smith, 35th Battalion, miner (Burwood and South Waratah Collieries), of De Vitre Street, Lambton, New South Wales, father of three, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 62. CONGREGATIONAL-2CSW. 57.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137664651 - funeral notice does not state service.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137672765 - obituary states gassed during The Great War, this is incorrect.
Born at Swanick, Derbyshire, England about 1866 to James and Ann Smith; husband of Christina Smith nee ? (married ?, died 1933), Henry enlisted December 1915 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137099469
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137098553
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137104798
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137101854
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137097697
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133881813
Admitted to hospital 19.5.1917 (arthritis), 26.5.1917 (sciatica), Henry returned home September 1917 - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134871840, being discharged medically unfit (sciatica and overage) on the 24th October 1917.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138739765
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138737432
LCpl Smith’s name has been inscribed on the Lambton Park Citizens' Memorial Gates (photos, unveiled on the 12th April 1919), Lambton/New Lambton Municipal District Roll of Honor and the Lambton Lodge Independent Order of Oddfellows Roll of Honour. Name not inscribed on the Newcastle Lodge Harmony U.G.L. No-15 Roll of Honour of which he was a member.
Henry’s headstone inscription proudly displays his service with the 35th Battalion, 1st A.I.F., and I have placed poppies to honour his duty for God, King and Country.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=26614#2
Lest We Forget.
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