Alfred John SMITH

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Service Number:	3255
Enlisted:	10 September 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cooks Hill, New South Wales, Australia, May 1894
Home Town:	Cooks Hill, Newcastle West, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public High School Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
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

10 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3255, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, 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 AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 20th Infantry Battalion
12 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 56th Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :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

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