Albert Cecil SMITH

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Service Number:	2804
Enlisted:	4 September 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Geraldton, Western Australia, 6 April 1894
Home Town:	East Fremantle, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Geraldton State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Tinsmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 15 August 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

4 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2804, Perth, Western Australia
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2804, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2804, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
15 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2804, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2804 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-15

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