Muir Paul SMITH MID

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SMITH, Muir Paul

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	27 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 August 1890
Home Town:	North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Church of England Grammar School and the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Medical Practioner
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 4th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
1 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion
26 Apr 1915:	Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-04-26
26 Apr 1915:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, For conspicuous gallantry and valuable service London Gazette in the second Supplement, No. 29251 on 5 August 1915; Commonwealth Gazette No. 133 on 28 October 1915.

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Walter Alexander Smith and Grace Ann Smith of 'Selhurst' 368 Alfred Street, North Sydney, NSW. Brother of Alan Frederick Smith who returned to Australia on 15 October 1917 having served with the 2nd Battalion, Alison Smith and Dora Scott Smith

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served with the the Sydney University Scouts 1908-1911. Passed university courses on topography and military engineering both with credits in 1910; in 1914 he passed a course on tactics with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant and in 1919 he gained a signalling instructors certificate

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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