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SMYTH, Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5882 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Clifton Hill State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 5 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row K, Grave No. 2A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5882, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5882, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5882, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His younger brother, 3934 Henry William Smyth, had been reported missing (later reported killed), at Fromelles on 19 July 1916, aged 20.
Edward had married Mabel Lucille in 1916, just prior to leaving Australia for the front. He had been wounded at Bullecourt during May 1917 before he was mortally wounded by shrapnel on 4 October 1917. He died the next day in the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.