SMITH, George Stephen
| Service Number: | 3481 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent, England , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermakers Assistant |
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World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3481, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3481, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
George Smith Stephen was a 41-year-old man with 4 children. Their names were Jamie, Abiy, Edwin and Damien. He had a wife named Margret Baker. He originated from Blackheath England and was 5 foot 6 and a half with blue eyes and brown hair and he was 72kg. His family lived in Hopetown Avenue, Chicago, South Australia, which is also now known as Kilburn. His job was a boilermaker.
George enlisted into the 50th Battalion on July 22, 1915, and he was ranked as a Private. George served in France on the Western Front. George made it out alive but was sadly mentally and medically unfit due to all the things that happened. He was taken to the hospital and went to Denly Wellington. After that he went back home to Australia to reunite and see his family.