Alfred Ernest SMITH

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Service Number:	22479
Enlisted:	2 August 1915
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Inverell Shire, New South Wales, August 1892
Home Town:	Skipton, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	Pearcedale State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 29 October 1917
Cemetery:	Menin Road South Military Cemetery Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial, Inverell Kurrajong Parade Avenue of Honour

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner
20 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 22479, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 22479, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
29 Oct 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 22479, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 22479 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-29

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