William John SMITH

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Service Number:	132
Enlisted:	2 October 1914, Holdsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Warren, New South Wales, 1 April 1894
Home Town:	Collie, Warren Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 August 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula 1 G 19, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 132, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Holdsworthy, New South Wales
20 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 132, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 132, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 132, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 132 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-30

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