David Maxwell Harding SMITH

SMITH, David Maxwell Harding

Service Number: 1662
Enlisted: 24 February 1915
Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
Last Unit: Australian Intelligence Corps - Security Service
Born: South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 15 January 1897
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Jackaroo
Died: Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 27 July 1960, aged 63 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

24 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 25th Infantry Battalion
29 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1662, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1662, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
4 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
29 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Field Ambulance
26 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion
1 Aug 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion
6 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Field Ambulance
13 Apr 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT A73 Commonwealth, Devonport for return to Australia - arriving 8 June 1919 at Brisbane.
30 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 7th Field Ambulance

World War 2 Service

2 Jun 1941: Enlisted
9 Jul 1941: Promoted Corporal, Australian Intelligence Corps - Security Service
10 Jul 1943: Promoted Lance Sergeant, Australian Intelligence Corps - Security Service

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