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SMITH, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3728 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 7 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Moree, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand and Drover |
| Died: | Bowel Cancer, Moree, New South Wales, Australia, 5 June 1970, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Moree Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3728, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3728, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Charles Henry Smith
Charles was actually named Thomas on his birth certificate with birth date recorded as 7th May 1898 not the 9th May as he always celebrated. He had said that Tom or Tommy as he was known, was a nickname. His name on all official records was always Charles Henry Smith.
He first enlisted Feb 1916, Moree, NSW but was later discharged due to flat feet. He enlisted again in June, 1917, Moree.
Charles arrived in France April 1918, 8 days before his brother, Alfred died at Amiens.
Submitted 31 January 2021 by Marilyn Smith
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