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SMITH, Cecil Collins
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3497 |
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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 (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3497, 14th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, Melbourne | |
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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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