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SMITH, John Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3630 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Little Wymondley Church of England School, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ravensthorpe War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3630, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3630, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3630, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3630, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3630 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
Personal Stories
Little Wymondley
John Harry Smith Australian Imperial Force killed in action 3 Sept 1916 in France had family in Little Wymondley near Stevenage in the UK. His name is listed on the memorial plague in St. Mary's Church in Wymondley. His name is read out with the other fallen heroes in church services on Remembrance Sunday each year. He will be remembered again tomorrow 13 Nov 2022 at Wymondley Chapel's remembrance service.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3823
Submitted 13 November 2022 by Clive Bacon
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