William SMITH

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Service Number:	5071
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

18 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5071, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
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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