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SMITH, Joseph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5195 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | California Gully, Victoria, 11 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | California Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 June 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boort Fallen Comrades Pictorial Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5195, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5195, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
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Joseph was the fourth child, and only son, of William and Caroline (nee Davey) SMITH. It appears that he was estranged from his widower father at the time of his enlistment as he gives his sister, Florrie, as his next of kin. It was Florrie who accepted his Service medals, Memorial Certificate and plaque.