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SMITH, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1368 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Chiltern, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Chiltern, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chiltern War Memorial Gates, Jerusalem Memorial, Shire of Chiltern Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1368, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1368, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1368, 8th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 1368, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1368 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother, 3481 Private Patrick Charles Smith 7th Battalion AIF, died as a result of accident 4 May 1916 near Armentieres, France, aged 25. The brothers were the sons of Patrick and Teresa Smith of Chiltern, Victoria.