SMITH, Joseph William
| Service Number: | 5195 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | California Gully, Victoria, Australia, 11 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | California Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 June 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boort Fallen Comrades Pictorial Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5195, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 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: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5195, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
SMITH—On 10th June, 1918, somewhere in France, No. 5195, Pte. Joseph William Smith, 6th Battalion, dearly loved only brother of Mrs. J. Dunner, and brother-in-law of Jim, Boort; late of Warrnambool, after 3 years active service, aged 21 years.
Until we meet again before His throne,
Clothed in the spotless robes He gives His own;
Until we know as we are known
Good-night, Good-night, Good-night.
—(Inserted by his sorrowing friend, Mr. and Mrs.H. Dunner).
Biography
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.
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