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SMITH, Herbert Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 820 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Surrey Hills, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Echuca State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer/Boilermaker |
| Died: | Died of Wounds (received at Gallipoli), Egypt,, 15 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Axedale Great European War Roll of Honor, Echuca War Memorial, Surrey Hills WWI, The Shrine |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 820, 8th Infantry Battalion, Surrey Hills, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 820, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 820, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 4 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 820, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (shoulder) |
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