SMITH, Duncan
| Service Number: | 2477 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hotspur, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Hotspur, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Syria, 18 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Row C, Grave No. 54. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hotspur Memorial Plantation Avenue of Honour, Hotspur School No 1260 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2477, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 6 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2477, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 6 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2477, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne | |
| 18 Oct 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 2477, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2477 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Duncan Smith was the son of John and Catherine Smith, of Hotspur, Condah, Victoria. His father had passed in 1892, when he was only a boy. Duncan enlisted at near forty years of age in the 4th Light Horse Regiment.
His much younger brother, 3456A Cpl. James McPherson Smith 6th Battalion AIF, died of wounds in France 8 February 1917, aged 24.
Duncan survived over two years of service in the Middle East with the 4th Light Horse and the Camel Corps. He was reported to have been one of the men who charged Beersheba with the 4th Light Horse Regiment. He fell sick on 11 October 1918 in Damascus and died of pneumonia over a week later in Syria.