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SMITH, Geoffrey Kennedy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 738 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bairnsdale State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Trainer |
| Died: | Bomb wound, London, England, United Kingdom, 2 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London England Australian Section, Grave 15 - Inscription: Youngest son of Mr. & Mrs. Kennedy Smith of Bairnsdale, Victoria, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 738, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bairnsdale, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 738, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 738, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 23 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 738, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound to the forehead and invalided to Tighe Hospital, Malta on 28 October 1915 but later invalided to London | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 738, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 738 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-12-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Kennedy Smith and Annie Lavinia Smith of Bairnsdale, Victoria. Brother of Leslie Kennedy Smith who was killed in action on 25 September 1917 while serving with the 58th Battalion and has no known grave. Name appears on Menin Gate
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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