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SMITH, Francis Walter John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1298 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, 10th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 8 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Echuca Cemetery, Victoria, Australia No gravestone |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1298, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcements | |
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| 9 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1298, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1298, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 11 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1298, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Gun Shot Wound, right thigh admitted to 34th Casualty Clearing Station | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1298, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Embarked Southampton per H.T. Boorara. Disembarked Melbourne 26 August, 1919. | |
| 25 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1298, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Received the 1914-1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals |
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