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SMITH, Alfred John

Service Number:	3255
Enlisted:	10 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cooks Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 10 May 1894
Home Town:	Cooks Hill, Newcastle West, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel No 2, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cook's Hill Superior Public School , Cooks Hill Life Saving & Surf Club War Memorial, Cooks Hill Lifesaving & Surf Club War Memorial, Newcastle High School Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

10 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 20th Infantry Battalion
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3255, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3255, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 3255, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3255 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20
Date unknown:	Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Duncan and Ada Smith, of 74, Parry St., Newcastle, New South Wales