George Lane SMITH MM

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Service Number:	4516
Enlisted:	2 November 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 3 March 1894
Home Town:	Cooran, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairyman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, United Kingdom, 28 April 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooran and District Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Pie Creek Mooloo District Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

2 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4516, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
30 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4516, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
30 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4516, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Brisbane
28 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4516, 26th Infantry Battalion

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