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SMITH, Clarence Lancelot Ainslie

Service Number:	7972
Enlisted:	12 July 1915
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	Army Pay Corps (AIF)
Born:	Mount Barker, South Australia, 24 January 1892
Home Town:	Henley Beach , City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Memorials:	Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7972, 1st Australian General Hospital
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 7972, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 7972, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
2 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF)
1 Jun 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF)
15 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF)
1 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF)
9 Dec 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Embarked: London, Ship: Borda Arrived Australia: 06/02/1920

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