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SMITH, Albert James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 438 |
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Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | White Cliffs, New South Wales, 23 October 1892 |
Home Town: | Berri, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
Schooling: | White Cliffs Public School |
Occupation: | Gas fitter |
Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 6 August 1979, aged 86 years |
Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery |
Memorials: | Flinders Park Staff of the South Australian Gas Company Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 438, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 438, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 438, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 438, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
20 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 438, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW (right arm and left thigh) | |
6 Apr 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 438, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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