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SMITH, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 789 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, Middleburg, South Africa, Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 11 December 1901 |
| Cemetery: |
Old Middelburg Municipal Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa Grave stone notes 2 NSW Bushmen |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrandera Boer War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 789 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 789, 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen | |
| 7 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 789, 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, Ship Manhattan | |
| 22 Jun 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen |
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