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SMITH, William Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 957 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Stratford, London, England., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 12 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery Grave Reference:H. 84., Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 957, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 957, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 12 Apr 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 957, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 957 awm_unit: 1 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-04-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 31 and the only son of Mary Ann Smith, of 3, Huxley Rd., Silver St., Edmonton, London, and the late William Smith. [Killed in 1913 whilst working on the S.S.Kohistan.]
He is remembered on the family grave in the churchyard of St. Mary Magdalene East Ham, East London, England.
Probable birth record
Births Jun 1885 Smith William Ernest H W. Ham 4a 10
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