Lawrence Jacob SMITH

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Service Number:	2826
Enlisted:	16 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Yudnapinna Station, Port Augusta, South Australia, 24 August 1885
Home Town:	Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia
Schooling:	Kings School, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Station overseer
Died:	Malaria, Port Said, Egypt, 10 November 1918, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Port Said War Memorial Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Ranges War Memorial and Honour Roll, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Port Augusta Soldiers' Memorial Band Rotunda, The South Australian National War Memorial

16 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2826, Adelaide, South Australia
27 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2826, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
27 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 2826, 9th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Malwa, Adelaide
10 Nov 1918:	Involvement Trooper, 2826, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2826 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-11-10

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