Charles Patrick (Charlie) SMART

SMART, Charles Patrick

Service Number: 3473
Enlisted: 25 April 1917, Hawthorn, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: Richmond, Vic., 1899
Home Town: Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Student
Memorials: The Shrine
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World War 1 Service

25 Apr 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3473, 59th Infantry Battalion, Hawthorn, Vic.
16 Jul 1917: Involvement Private, 3473, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1917: Embarked Private, 3473, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Patrick Baird Smart, 18 Pembroke Street, Surrey Hills, Victoria

After the war he returned to the family home in Pembroke Street, where he lived until around 1926. He studied to become a pharmacist and played cricket for Surrey Hills and hockey for Victoria. Charlie married Isabella Wilford Pell on 10 November 1926 at Christ Church, St Arnaud. Known as Belle, she was the daughter of William Foster and Emma Ann Pell, who had a fruit and veggie and ice cream shop at 24 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills.

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