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SMITH, Charles Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3281 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3281, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement 3281, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked 3281, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Egypt | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), France | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3281, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3281 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3281, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm |
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