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SMITH, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 226 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ruptured Gastric Ulcer, Brisbane General Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 24 September 1944, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 226, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 226, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 226, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 returning to Australia aboard Britannic arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Arthur Smith was the son of John Smith and Harriett Smith (nee Finney). At the time of his enlistment for the South African (Boer) War his parents were farmers at Nambour, Queensland. At the time of his passing he had been living at Hugh Street, Meeandah (now Pinkenbah), Queensland.
(source- BDM Qld death registration details; Funeral Notice, The Courier Mail 25 Sep 1944).
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