Cyril John SMITH

SMITH, Cyril John

Service Number: 2969
Enlisted: 25 September 1916, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 60th Infantry Battalion
Born: Essex, England, 1895
Home Town: North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Publisher
Died: 3 September 1969, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld, Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service
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World War 1 Service

25 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2969, 60th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
3 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 2969, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 2969, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Cyril was the youngest son of Mr. Sydney Thomas Smith of 11o Barking Road, Canning Town, London E., England. He was empolyed in the publishing department of the Sydney Morning Herald when he enlisted for active service in September 1916.

He went to France with the 60th Battalion as a Lewis machine gunner, and was in the action at Bapaume, Bullecourt, Polygon Wood and Ypres.

Upon his discharge he left the service of the Sydney Morning Herlad to take up another occupation.