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SMITH, Thomas Hearn
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1428, 2332 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1877 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Prahran State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 July 1915, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot II, Row D, Grave 26, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1428, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1428, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1428, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 18 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2332, 6th Infantry Battalion, Landed on Gallipoli, number changed to 2332 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
This man had 2 regimental numbers which caused much confusion with the Commonwealth War Graves over the naming and subsequent location of his grave. (1428 and 2332)
His younger brother 2007 Pte. John Buxton Smith 22nd Battalion AIF was killed in action on the 26th August 1916. Age 24. Both the sons of Jane Smith, of 81, Pridham St., East Prahran, Victoria, and the late George James Smith.