Cecil Collins SMITH

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Service Number:	3497
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, 11th Reinforcements, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, March 1897
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Central State School, Richmond, Victoria
Occupation:	Apprentice Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, 8 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave., Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3497, 14th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, Melbourne
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3497, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3497, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
4 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3497, 14th Infantry Battalion, Joined 14th Battalion at Tel-el-Tebir.
1 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3497, 14th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Alexandria aboard the 'Transylvania' to join B. E. F., arriving in Marseilles 08-06-1916.
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3497, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Mouquet Farm

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