SMITH, Lionel Francis Watson
| Service Number: | 519 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Dubbo, NSW, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 5 August 1916, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery B 38 |
| Memorials: | Bathurst War Memorial Carillon |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 519, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 519, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
Lionel Thomas Watson SMITH
519 Private Lionel Thomas Watson SMITH. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Born1887 at Cumboogle Station, near Dubbo, New South Wales
Other Names Lionel Francis Watson
Religion Church of England. Occupation Clerk
Address c/o M Gibbs, Cavendish Street, Concord, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital status Single. Age at embarkation 27
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs Adelaide Smith, McArthur Road, Parramatta, New South Wales
Enlistment date 23 January 1915. Unit name 12th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 13 June 1915. Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Machine Gun Squadron
Fate Killed in Action 5 August 1916 at Romani, Sinai, Egypt. Age at death 29
Place of burial: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 38), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Commemorated in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Dubbo, New South Wales. Inscription on plaque reads: 'Deo Regi Patriae'. Parents: Harry (d. 23 May 1931, aged 72) and Adelaide SMITH, 'Brundah', Nancarrow Lane, Wellington, New South Wales. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Submitted 27 July 2022 by DOMINIC FOUNTAIN
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Harry and Adelaide Louisa Australia Smith, of "Brundah," Nancarrow Lane, Wellington, New South Wales.
DEO REGI PATRIAE
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