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SMITH, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5071 |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Murtoa, Victoria, Australia , 22 September 1876 |
Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Murtoa, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 29 October 1917, aged 41 years |
Cemetery: |
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murtoa Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5071, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5071, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5071, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
29 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 5071, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5071 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-29 | |
Date unknown: | Wounded 5071, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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