SMITH, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 2915 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, United Kingdom, 24 March 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fovant (St. George) Churchyard, Wiltshire - South West, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2915, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2915, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 24th March…… John Thomas Smith was born in Warwickshire, England around 1892.
(Note: There is a discrepancy with John Thomas Smith’s age - CWGC & his headstone have the age of death as 50, whereas his age on enlisting was stated to be 24. Due to the common name of “John Thomas Smith” & very little other information – it is hard to provide definite details on his younger years.)
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th November, 1916 stating he was a 24 year old, single, Farmer from Waverley Road, Oakleigh, Victoria. His next of kin was listed as his sister – Miss Elizabeth Smith of 159 Sherlock Street, Birmingham, England as his parents were deceased. John Smith stated on his Attestation Papers that he had previously been rejected as unfit for His Majesty’s Service due to his chest.
Private John Thomas Smith, Service number 2915, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Medic (A7) on 16th December, 1916 with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 38th Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 18th February, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 3rd March, 1917 Private Smith was marched into Camp Details at Sutton Mandeville, Wiltshire from 14th Training Battalion, Hurdcott, Wiltshire.
He was admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire on 15th March, 1917 – cause N.Y.D. (Not yet determined).
Private John Thomas Smith died at 5.50 pm on 24th March, 1917 at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England from Broncho Pneumonia.
He was buried in St George’s Churchyard, Fovant, Wiltshire, England where 43 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
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