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SMYTH, Joseph Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 24355 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Perth. Western Australia , 23 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Law clerk |
| Died: | Tuberculosis , Perth. Western Australia , 24 June 1939, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 24355, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 24355, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Louise Smyth
His father died when he was very young. His mother was pregnant with her 5th child (Joe was the 3rd). His older brother was shot and died on 24/4/1918, on the Somme while trying to retrieve a wounded comrade. Joe married Lilian Stanley. Children - 2 daughters, 2 sons. Grandchildren - 2 granddaughters, great grandchildren - 3 great grandsons, 2 great granddaughters.
Worked tirelessly for Returned Soldiers & Sailors TB Association, then TPI.
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